United States Post Office (Napa, California)

US Post Office--Napa Franklin Station

The post office in 2010
Location 1352 2nd St., Napa, California
Coordinates 38°17′56″N 122°17′15″W / 38.29889°N 122.28750°W / 38.29889; -122.28750Coordinates: 38°17′56″N 122°17′15″W / 38.29889°N 122.28750°W / 38.29889; -122.28750
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1933 (1933)
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS US Post Office in California 1900-1941 TR
NRHP Reference # 85000133[1]
Added to NRHP January 11, 1985

The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Napa Franklin Station, is the main post office serving Napa, California. The post office was built in 1933 with funding from the Public Works Administration. Architect William H. Corlett designed the Art Deco building. The front facade of the building has three sections; the central section has six bays divided by piers with terra cotta capitals. A terra cotta cornice adorned with ram and cow heads tops the central section. The side sections, which contain the building's two entrances, feature panels with decorative eagle designs above the doorways and urn-shaped bronze light fixtures on either side. The post office's lobby features a painted bas-relief plastic ceiling, unusual in federally constructed post offices, and a terrazzo floor.[2]

The post office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1985.[1]

damage from South Napa quake

The building was damaged by the 2014 South Napa earthquake.[3]

The post office remains closed, leaving downtown Napa without a staffed, functional post office.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Doug (April 27, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2014. Accompanied by photos.
  3. ↑ Lee, Henry K.; Kane, Will; Solis, Suzanne Espinosa; Ho, Vivian (August 24, 2014). "Napa damaged, more than 100 hurt in Northern California quake". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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