Adventure: 051, Site 168 – US
Post Office, Merced
National Registry ID: 1983001208
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 22, 2012
Location:
Latitude: 37°18′08″N
Longitude: 120°28′50″W
Address:
401 West 18th Street, Merced, CA
Date Built: 1932
Architect: Allison & Allison
US Post Offices were grand buildings, even for small farming towns like Merced. This one is no different, Built during the Great Depression, these buildings showed communities like Merced the US Government was going to be there for them. This Post Office does have its original engraved stone built date on it, but we could not locate a plaque with the National Historic Registry on it.
From the NRHP:
As a moderately scaled, relatively small public building, the Federal Building at Merced does not present a radical departure from the other architecture of the city. It differs primarily in the degree of refinement of design and construction which it displays - a degree unmatched in the Merced central business district. For this reason, and given the building's heavy business and social use, it stands out as a local landmark, a visual anchor for the neighborhood and a prominent architectural feature in the city.
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- National
Registry of Historical Places (NRHP)
- Noehill
(NOE)
