United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming)

Summary

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Lander, Wyoming was built in 1907 as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Lander was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. Lander's post office is unique among the group because it incorporates court facilities.[2]

US Post Office and Courthouse--Lander Main
US Post Office and Courthouse
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming) is located in Wyoming
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming)
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming) is located in the United States
United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming)
Location177 North Third Street,
Lander, Wyoming
Coordinates42°50′02″N 108°43′52″W / 42.8340°N 108.7311°W / 42.8340; -108.7311
Built1907
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPSHistoric US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900–1941, TR
NRHP reference No.87000782
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987[1]

The building is now used as offices for a rehabilitation and disabilities advocacy group.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Kolva, H.J. (April 1986). "Lander Main Post Office & Courthouse". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ^ "Lander CES Location". Community Entry Services. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

External links edit

  • Three photographs of the Lander Post Office, from 1984 at the National Park Service's NRHP database
  • Federal District Courthouse, District of Wyoiming at Courthouses of the West