Anoka Post Office

Anoka Post Office
Location 300 E. Main St., Anoka, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°11′52″N 93°23′13″W / 45.19778°N 93.38694°W / 45.19778; -93.38694Coordinates: 45°11′52″N 93°23′13″W / 45.19778°N 93.38694°W / 45.19778; -93.38694
Area less than one acre
Built 1916
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 79001180[1]
Added to NRHP December 31, 1979

The Anoka Post Office is a post office building in Anoka, Minnesota, United States, designed by prolific architect James Knox Taylor. It is built in the Georgian Revival style and includes features such as its rectangular plan, a brick exterior, symmetrical facades, a hipped roof, and a dentillated cornice. The doorway has a central pediment, and is set in the middle of three arched openings topped with keystones.[2]

The building is currently used as a retail store.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Spaeth, Lynne VanBrocklin (May 1979). "National Register of Historic Places—Nomination Form: Anoka Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  3. "Contact Us". Teacher's Pet. Retrieved March 19, 2016.


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