Reno Main Post Office

The former Reno Main Post Office, located at 50 S. Virginia St. in Reno, Nevada, was built in 1933. The post office was designed by noted Nevada architect Frederic J. DeLongchamps and was built by the MacDonald Engineering Co., of Chicago, at cost of $363,660. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. as U.S. Post Office-Reno Main.[1][2]

U.S. Post Office-Reno Main
Location50 S. Virginia St., Reno, Nevada
Coordinates39°31′29″N 119°48′39″W
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1933
Built byMacDonald Engineering Co.
ArchitectDeLongchamps, Frederick J.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSUS Post Offices in Nevada MPS
NRHP reference No.90000135[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1990

This building was deemed "an outstanding example of a combined post office and federal office building for a medium-sized city."[2]: 3  And, according to its 1990 NRHP nomination this is the sole post office built by the U.S. government in Nevada that has Art Deco/Moderne styling, but it is overall "Starved Classical" in style.[2] In 2007, this Reno Post Office building was repurposed as a business office building, named 'West Elm'. The main Reno Post Office is now located on Vassar Street.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Reno Main Post Office / Reno Downtown Station". National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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