United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

US Post Office-Hanover
Location 141 Broadway, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°48′7″N 76°58′56″W / 39.80194°N 76.98222°W / 39.80194; -76.98222Coordinates: 39°48′7″N 76°58′56″W / 39.80194°N 76.98222°W / 39.80194; -76.98222
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1911-1913
Architect Taylor, James Knox
Architectural style Renaissance, Other, Italian Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 92001719[1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 1992

US Post Office-Hanover is a historic post office building located at Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913. It is a sandstone building in the Renaissance Revival style. It consists of a five bay by two bay front section with a low hipped roof, and a four bay rear extension. The front facade features a trio of arches flanked by rectangular windows at either end. The post office closed in 1969, after which the building was occupied by a clothing store("Trone & Weikert") until being renovated for offices in 1991.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Hanover Historic District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Brian Van Sweden and Thomas N. Shaffer (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: US Post Office-Hanover" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.


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