U. S. Post Office, North Carson Street, Carson City, Carson City, NV
Summary
Significance: The former United States Post Office is an imposing late nineteenth century building on an entire block in the heart of the city. It is the first Federal Building in the State of Nevada, and has interesting and well-executed brick details.
Survey number: HABS NV-13-8
Building/structure dates: 1888- 1891 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1908 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1935 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1935 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Bell, M E
Frost, Will A
Windrum, James
Taylor, James Knox
Vhay & Ferrari of Reno
National Safe & Lock Company
J. Borborka Company of Iowa City, Iowa
Creery, John T, M, field team
Mizell, Robert P, field team
Schafer, Jack W, field team
Hartwig, Robert L, project manager
Gallup, Aaron A, photographer
Nevada Professional & Service Projects, photographer
Chambers, S Allen, historian
McKee, Harley J, historian
Location
Carson City (Nev.), 39.16380, -119.76740
Source
Library of Congress
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