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; -77.00639
Built 1888-1891
NRHP Reference # 72001135[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1972

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]

The entrance to City Hall (2014)

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (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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