| 1.Property Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE |
| 2.Resource Name |
VINITA MAIN POST OFFICE |
| 3.Address |
120 E. ILLINOIS AVENUE |
| 4.City |
VINITA |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
Craig |
| 7.Lot |
No Data |
| 8.Block |
51? |
| 9.Plat Name |
ORIGINAL TOWN |
| 10.Section |
22 |
| 11.Township |
25N |
| 12.Range |
20E |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
36.6385
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-95.15368
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14a.UTM Zone |
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14b.Northings |
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14c.Eastings
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| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
Post Office |
| 17.Current Function |
Courthouse |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
ART |
| 20.Description of Significance |
DOES NOT MEET CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION - NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUALS OR EVENTS THAT HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY, NOR DOES IT EMBODY DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYPE, PERIOD, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION./ 2004: MERITS FURTHER STUDY BECAUSE OF ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NEW DEAL ART. |
| 21.Document Resource |
MR O.B. CAMPBELL; MR. FRANCIS GOODPASTURE; VINITA DAILY JOURNAL; 1946 SANBORN MAP |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
PATRICK ANDRUS/ALYSON GREINER |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
THEMATIC SURVEY OF NEW DEAL ART
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
1982; UPDATED 6/21/2004 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
2004 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
LOUIS A SIMON |
| 27. Year Built |
1938 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
No Data |
| From Where |
No Data |
| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
Commercial Style |
| Other Architectural Style
|
Not Applicable |
| 31.Foundation Material |
Granite |
| 32.Roof Type |
FLAT |
| 33.Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
Limestone |
| 36.Window Type |
FIXED; SINGLE HUNG |
| 37.Window Material |
METAL |
| 38.Door Type |
DOUBLE; GLAZED SLABS |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
THREE STORIES, FREESTANDING FLAG POLE, PORTICO |
| 41.Interior Features |
1941 6-PANEL MURAL "CHEROKEE HISTORY" BY RANDALL DAVEY |
| 42.Decorative Details |
FLUTED PILASTERS, CORN AND EAGLE ENGRAVINGS |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
IN 1979, THE BUILDING WAS REPAINTED AND ROOF REPAIRS WERE MADE. STORM WINDOWS INSTALLED IN 1980. SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS ARE RENTED OUT TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ALL OF THESE AREAS ARE WELL KEPT. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
OCCUPIES THE BLOCK BETWEEN VANN ST. AND HWY 2 |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
Eligible |
| Continuation: |
CONSENSUS DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY, 4/25/1990; CRITERION C |
| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
9/27/2012 12:24:01 PM |
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