United States Post Office-Oil City | |
Location | 270 Seneca St., Oil City, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°26′9″N 79°42′33″W / 41.43583°N 79.70917°W |
Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | James Knox Taylor |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 77001197[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 15, 1977 |
The United States Post Office, also known as the U.S. Federal Building, is an historic, American post office building that is located in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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History and architectural features
Designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of James Knox Taylor, it was built in 1906, with extensions added in 1912 and 1928. Designed in the Beaux Arts style, it is a steel frame building faced with limestone ashlar.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes General Services Administration (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.