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U.S. Post Office, Commerce & South Second Streets, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

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U.S. Post Office, Commerce & South Second Streets, Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

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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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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Aiken, William Martin
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Location

Clarksville (Tenn.)36.52455, -87.35771
Google Map of 36.5245529, -87.35771369999999
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Library of Congress
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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

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