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United States Post Office (Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania)

Field	Value
name	United States Post Office-Punxsutawney
image	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (6940986486).jpg
caption	Former U.S. Post Office, April 2012
location	201 N. Findley St., Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
coordinates
locmapin	Pennsylvania#USA
built	1914
architect	Taylor, James Knox
builder	Henry, Edward
architecture	Classical Revival
added	November 22, 2000
area	less than one acre
refnum	00001428

The former United States Post Office in Punxsutawney is an historic, American post office building that is located in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

History and architectural features

Designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor, this historic structure was built between 1912 and 1914 and is a two-story brick building with a raised basement that was created in the Neo Classical Revival style. It features a full Ionic order, octastyle, limestone portico with a coffered ceiling and single-step parapet gable. It housed the post office until 1998.

The building now houses the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center.

The current post office, built 1998, is located at 553 E. Mahoning St.

References

{{NRISref
David L. Taylor. (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP United States Post Office--Punxsutawney". National Archives and Records Administration.
"Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center".
"United States Postal Service, East Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney, PA".

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