United States Post Office (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)

Williamsport City Hall
(formerly U.S. Post Office)

(prior to 1921)
Location 245 West 4th Street
between Government Place and West Street
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°14′24″N 77°0′23″W / 41.24000°N 77.00639°W / 41.24000; -77.00639Coordinates: 41°14′24″N 77°0′23″W / 41.24000°N 77.00639°W / 41.24000; -77.00639
Built 1888-1891
NRHP Reference # 72001135[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972
The entrance to City Hall (2014)

The United States Post Office, now the Williamsport City Hall, is a historic building located at 245 West 4th Street between Government Place and West Street in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1888 and 1891, and is a 2 1/2 to 3-story building, with a two-story addition and six-story tower. The exterior is faced with rough-faced gray limestone ashlar. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of William A. Freret.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as a post office.[1]

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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 Diana Steck Waite (September 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-16.



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