U.S. Post Office, Commerce & South Second Streets, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN
Summary
Significance: This building is unusually flamboyant in style for its size. Its highly pitched roof with large eagles on the four corners, its steep gabled windows, and its elaborate terra-cotta ornamentation combine to give importance to what is a relatively small building. Designed as a post office for the city of Clarksville, it is unique in the State.
Survey number: HABS TN-38
Building/structure dates: ca. 1898 Initial Construction
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Tags
offices
post offices
clarksville tenn
post office
commerce
clarksville
montgomery county
tennessee
william martin aiken
historic american buildings survey
photo
south second streets
ultra high resolution
high resolution
ornament
architecture
street view
exterior
library of congress
tennessee history
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Aiken, William Martin
Location
Clarksville (Tenn.)
,
36.52455, -87.35771
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html