United States Post Office–Yuma Main

US Post Office--Yuma Main
Location 370 W. Third St., Yuma, Arizona
Coordinates 32°43′17″N 114°37′2″W / 32.72139°N 114.61722°W / 32.72139; -114.61722Coordinates: 32°43′17″N 114°37′2″W / 32.72139°N 114.61722°W / 32.72139; -114.61722
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1933
Built by Bannister Field Co.
Architect Place, Roy
Architectural style Beaux Arts, Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP Reference # 85003109[1]
Added to NRHP December 3, 1985

The U.S. Post Office—Yuma Main, also known as Yuma Main Post Office or Yuma Downtown Postal Annex, is the former main post office serving Yuma, Arizona. The post office was constructed in 1933. The building's design, a work of architect Roy Place, is a blend of the Beaux Arts and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The design includes a loggia supported by Corinthian columns, wrought iron railings and window bars, a molded belt course between the building's two stories, a projecting bracketed cornice, and a red tile roof. The post office was built toward the end of the Beaux-Arts phase of federal building design, as government architects shifted to a "starved classicism" style in the ensuing years.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1985.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Secord, Paul R. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Yuma Main Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2014. Accompanied by photos.


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