
	Where results make sense

Topic: Old Post Office

Related Topics

Post office

United States Postal Service

Civil rights

Lincoln Memorial

Mount Pinatubo

Emilie du Chatelet

United Parcel Service

1983

1647

Recent deaths

1934

1907

In the News (Mon 6 Jul 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Old Post Office Building (Washington) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Postmaster General moved to a newly constructed office building directly across 12th Street in 1934, and the fate of the building appeared to be sealed.
		In 1973 the Old Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and starting in 1976 it was extensively renovated.
		On February 15, 1983, the Old Post Office was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in recognition of her devotion to the arts and the preservation of architecturally significant buildings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Post_Office_Building_(Washington) (762 words)

	Bradford's Old Post Office 1913-1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		is a model for a small city post office, and its equipment and furnishings are of the most modem type Entering the new building from the East Corydon street front, the patrons of the new post office will be impressed by the handsome Colonial style of the architecture.
		When the post office opened in 1913, package delivery was unknown, being handled primarily by railroad.
		The old Post Office is still as impressive today as it was 85 years ago when it opened.
	www.bradfordlandmark.org /capsules/post_office.html (691 words)

	Old Post Office Tower (National Park Service)
		The Old Post Office, in Washington D.C., is one of the few remaining examples of Richardsonian Romanesque Architecture.
		Built between 1892 and 1899, the structure is one of the most enduring landmarks in the city.
		Because of these attributes, the building is considered by many to be the city’s “hidden treasure”.
	www.nps.gov /opot (99 words)

	Washington, D.C. -- Places To Tour -- Old Post Office Building
		Tours of the Old Post Office Tower provide visitors with the history of the building, a breathtaking vista from the 315-foot clock tower and a view of the Congress Bells.
		Despite all these features, the word "old" was attached to the building only 15 years after it was completed, and someone's description of the clock tower as an "old tooth" became the rallying cry to tear it down.
		The Old Post Office is a fixture on America's "Main Street," a symbol that the nation's older structures can be saved and given a new life.
	tourofdc.org /tours/OldPostOffice (1065 words)

	Carbonear: Old Carbonear Post Office
		The Old Carbonear Post Office is considered one of the finest and best-preserved examples of Second Empire construction style.
		The post office was built in 1905 on Water Street to replace a slightly larger post office that burned down in 1904.
		The Old Post Office is characterised by a mansard roof with dormers and a distinctive clock tower.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /society/rhs/cf_listing/031.html (297 words)

	The Old Post Office Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Nancy Hanks, the politically influential chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, joined the effort and prevailed in convincing Congress to reverse its decision: the Old Post Office was rescued.
		In 1983, the Old Post Office was officially renamed the Nancy Hanks Center in recognition of her devotion to the arts and the preservation of architecturally significant buildings.
		An exhibit room depicts the struggle for survival of the Old Post Office building and features the Rubinton model.
	www.nps.gov /opot/index2.htm (385 words)

	The Old Post Office
		During 1954 the District Post Office moves from the old building to the Union Stations.
		The Old Post Office survive only to face continued calls for its destruction in the 1960's.
		The Old Post Office provides the ideal setting for a lot of special events like lavish receptions, elegant balls, and cocktail parties to sit down dinners, dances and much more.
	www.carteretcountyschools.org /aes/dc03/OldPostOffice.htm (565 words)

	The Old Post Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		When the postage stamp was introduced in 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill, the volume of post increased substantially, and the small hamlet of Tintagel, then known as Trevena, was chosen to serve the surrounding area as a Post Office.
		The then owner of the old manor house let a room to the Post Office, and although this arrangement ceased in 1892, the manor house is still known as the Old Post House.
		Many of the old buildings in the village were torn down, but the Post Office was saved.
	www.heritage.me.uk /houses/theoldpo.htm (482 words)

	Old Post Office
		The Old Post Office situated in the North Cornwall village of Tintagel was acquired by the National Trust in 1903.
		The fifth acquisition was The Old Post Office, Tintagel in 1903.
		The Old Post Office was in a very dilapidated state and put up for auction by the owner in about 1892, which meant the post office had to move to a new building opposite.
	www.tintagelweb.co.uk /OldPostOffice.htm (1889 words)

	Old Post Office B & B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Old Post Office Building in Louth was built in 1888 to service the thriving river town of Louth.
		The Louth Post office began operation in 1869 from a room in the Dan O'Connell Hotel owned by Mathews.
		There were 3 hotels, a Police station, 3 churches, a school, a Chinese garden, a race track, a cordial factory, 2 butcher shops, a chemist, 3 bakers, a flsmith, a general store, a saddler, a newsagent, 2 wool scours, a post office and a cemetery.
	www.users.bigpond.com /dr.white (408 words)

	Graham, Texas-- Old Post Office Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Old Post Office Museum and Fine Arts Center is located in the former Post Office building in the heart of the downtown square.
		In response to widespread interest in establishing an educational museum and cultural center the Old Post Office Museum and Fine Arts Center was organized in 1990.
		In December of 1993 the old Post Office building was purchased by the City of Graham for use as the home of the Old Post Office Museum and Fine Arts Center.
	www.visitgraham.com /MiscPages/POSTOFFICEMUSEUM.htm (222 words)

	Old Post Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The town's post office was temporarily relocated August 24, 1907, to facilitate construction.
		Wickersham's building continued to house the West Branch Post Office until 1928, when postal operations were moved into a new building constructed by druggist Bert Gill at the southeast corner of Main and Downey streets.
		The 1907 post office building later housed a potato chip and popcorn business, a piano tuner, a seed corn warehouse, a garage, feed store, and, in recent years, a series of service stations.
	westbranchiowa.org /visit/historicdistrict/postoffice/oldpost.html (686 words)

	Welcome to The Old Post Office: Postcards - Finding Old Postcards
		The Old Post Office is actually just that, a beautiful and majestic three story building constructed of Indiana Limestone and completed in 1916.
		In the 1980s a new post office was built several blocks to the West of the original building.
		in the Postmaster's Office at the Old Post Office.
	www.oldpostoffice.com /postcards (624 words)

	Old Post Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The old Minonk Post Office was located at 124 West Fifth Street until 1957 when it moved to its new building a block west on Fifth Street.
		The old Post Office building was a real fire trap.
		The building to the left of the old Post Office in this picture was occupied by a shoe repair business run by Bill Terry.
	www.minonktalk.com /oldpost.htm (134 words)

	Old Post Office
		The Buffalo post office was the first major government building to occur aft the act became law.
		Buffalo's post office was established in 1804 when Erastus Granger received the appointment as Buffalo's first postmaster from Thomas Jefferson.
		The nearest post offices were at Fort Niagara and at Batavia.
	ah.bfn.org /a/ellicott/121/eccext (647 words)

	Old Post Office Pavilion
		The Old Post Office Pavilion is located at 230 S. Fifth Street, in El Centro, California.
		Built between 1933 and 1934, the building was one of the last Beaux Arts-style public structures in the United States, and housed postal operations until late in 1985, when it was acquired by the City.
		The Old Post Office Pavilion was refurbished by the City of El Centro using funds from the California Office of Historic Preservation, and in 1994 became the home of the Imperial County Arts Council.
	www.greencity.org /opop.html (259 words)

	Welcome to The Old Post Office Bed and Breakfast
		The Old Post Office was recently refurbished throughout.
		We welcome all our guests warmly, especially children and we are able to supply cots and high chairs if requested.
		© The Old Post Office Bed and Breakfast, South Milton, Kingsbridge, South Devon, TQ7 3JQ, Tel: 01548-560235.
	www.oldpostoffice.biz (144 words)

	The Old Post Office Glan-yr-Afon North Wales
		Be sure of a warm friendly welcome and atmosphere from Jeanette and Chris at the Old Post Office with its beamed ceilings and open fires
		The Old Post Office was built in 1803 as a Welsh Chapel and became the Post Office and village shop in about 1894.
		Make the Old Post Office your choice for that break.
	www.llangollen.com /oldpost.html (211 words)

	Old Post Office B & B Louth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Robyn and David White offer luxury homestay accommodation at the historic Old Post Office in Louth, NSW.
		The Old Post Office is a peaceful stopover while touring the Darling River or Kidman Way or visiting the NSW outback.
		Relax on breezy verandahs, overlooking a garden-oasis that is an attraction for birds and native wildlife.
	www.oldpostoffice.net (85 words)

	Cultural Tourism DC - Neigborhood Tours -- Info
		One of the best views in town is from the 315-foot-tall clock tower of the Old Post Office, a landmark Romanesque revival building.
		At the time it was completed in 1899, critics of Willoughby J. Edbrooke's design pointed to the clock tower and nicknamed the building “old tooth.” The granite monolith was clearly in sharp contrast with the imposing dignity of the neoclassical Federal Triangle.
		This handsome structure was abandoned by the U. Post Office but saved from demolition by concerted, citizen action.
	culturaltourismdc.org /dch_tourism2555/dch_tourism.htm?doc_id=44060&... (146 words)

	Bed and Breakfast at The Old Post Office, Walcote, Leics. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Bed and Breakfast at The Old Post Office, Walcote, Leics.
		The Old Post Office is situated next to The Tavern Inn, a traditional and friendly village pub offering an extensive lunchtime and evening menu.
		Traditional English, old English, thatched cottage, fl and white, English village.
	www.the-old-post-office-walcote.co.uk (645 words)

	Harford County Chronolgy of Events
		It is first known as Susquehanna Lower Ferry and was a stop on the Old Post Road, which was the land route along the East Coast.
		The Office* of the Clerk of the Court of Maryland was established.
		The town of Old Baltimore on the east bank of the Bush River was established.
	www.harfordhistory.net /timeline.htm (4460 words)

	City of St. Louis Development Activity: Old Post Office
		This historic building is concurently undergoing a $35 million renovation as part of a plan to revive the Old Post Office Square District.
		Originally known as the U.S. Custom House and Post Office, this historically significant building was designed by Alfred B Mullet and completed in 1884.
		Its purpose was to house all Federal offices in the growing city, but over the last century it has served a variety of purposes.
	stlcin.missouri.org /devprojects/projinfo.cfm?DevProjectID=132&isEd=1 (184 words)

	The Old Post Office \| Restaurant Review \| Edisto Island \| Frommers.com
		This is the most prominent building that you're likely to see as you drive through the forests and fields across Edisto Island.
		About 5 miles from the beach, the restaurant was once a combination post office and general store, as its weathered clapboards and old-time architecture imply.
		Partners David Gressette and Philip Bardin, who transformed the premises in 1988, prepare a worthy compendium of Low Country cuisine and serve it in copious portions.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/edistoisland/D46478.html (205 words)

	Old Post Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		One of the original buildings in downtown Shelburne, this brick structure housed a post office, family housing, and stores.
		It was eventually moved onto the Shelburne Museum grounds and replaced by a Mobil station.
		The intersection with Falls Rd (on the right) has changed as well; the original two-pronged intersection with a grass oval between was condensed into a single intersection opposite Harbor Rd.
	www.uvm.edu /shelburnelandscape/reshoots/bicentennial/f_27.html (64 words)

	The Old Post Office - Llanigon
		The Old Post Office has kept all it's charm and character.
		The Old Post Office is simply a first-class conversion, which could hardly be bettered, though the only reminder of its days with the ROYAL MAIL is the Georgian post-box by the front door - rather eccentrically still emptied twice a day despite the change of use !
		The Old Post Office is the White House on the right opposite Llanigon Church.
	oldpost-office.co.uk (264 words)

	Old Post Office Pavilion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Ranked as one of Washington's top eight attractions, The Old Post Office Pavilion is equally a part of its vibrant present and a living legend of its storied past.
		Centrally located on America's Main Street at 12th Street, The Old Post Office Pavilion is midway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol...
		It is easily accessible from the Metrorail at the Federal Triangle or Metro Center stations.
	www.oldpostofficedc.com (137 words)

	Timeline
		The Endowment establishes the Office of the Bicentennial to coordinate a special initiative commemorating the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.
		The Endowment moves from the Shoreham building into the renovated Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, a nine-part documentary series narrated by Abba Eban, is broadcast nationally on PBS.
		The Endowment establishes the Study Grants within the Office of Preservation to stabilize material culture collections and the Distinguished Teaching Professorship competition to award Challenge Grants that endow faculty chairs.
	www.neh.gov /whoweare/timeline.html (5404 words)

	Old Post Office - Cardiff - Old Post Office reviews - TripAdvisor
		What was your experience with Old Post Office?
		Be the first to write a user review and tell others about your experience!
		Post a forums topic about Old Post Office
	tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g186460-d210995-Reviews-Old_Post_Office... (254 words)

	Old Post Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This impressive Romanesque Revival construction, built in 1899 (architect W. Edbrooke) is a major landmark on the north face of Federal Triangle with a 315-foot clock tower (the third tallest landmark in the city) and a magnificent interior skylit courtyard.
		Saved from demolition in the late sixties mainly through the efforts of the late Nancy Hanks, head of the National Endowment for the Arts, and restored under the supervision of Arthur Cotton Moore, 1983, it is now an inviting multiuse complex of commercial space, shops, restaurants, and federal cultural offices.
		The East Atrium, an addition opened in 1992, contains retail shops, a food court, and a theater to feature the 50-minute film "Washington: Americal City!" to be shown every hour.
	sc94.ameslab.gov /TOUR/oldpost.html (120 words)

	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photographs-Waterloo, Iowa Page-2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		CD1197-Interior shelter signs point the way to public fallout shelter areas in the Waterloo Post Office.
		CD1192-Fallout shelter supplies stored in the basement dual-use public fallout shelter of the Waterloo Post Office.
		CD1193-Dual-use public fallout shelter in the mail sorting room of Waterloo Post Office.
	www.civildefensemuseum.com /coreng/waterloo2.html (262 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)