United States Post Office (Torrington, Wyoming)
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| Location | 2145 Main St., Torrington, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°3′57.1″N 104°11′2.5″W / 42.065861°N 104.184028°WCoordinates: 42°3′57.1″N 104°11′2.5″W / 42.065861°N 104.184028°W |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | US Department of the Treasury; Office of Supervising Architect |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Art Deco |
| MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900--1941, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 87000783 |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987[1] |
The Torrington Main Post Office in Torrington, Wyoming was built in 1932[2] as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Torrington was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century.[3]
References
- ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Date on cornerstone: see photo.
- ↑ "Torrington Main Post Office". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-24.
External links
- Photographs of the Torrington Post Office at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Torrington Main Post Office at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
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