mankatofreepress.com: It was May of 2014 when the U.S. Postal Service announced it would sell its historic downtown Mankato home and move postal boxes and retail services to a smaller leased space. Nearly 6½ years later, the relocation happened. “It’s a shame they moved,” an elderly woman said Tuesday as she prepared to walk into the new “Main Post Office” … Read More
Postal Service losing lease at historic Roseville, CA location because of new development
ABC10: The Downtown Post Office on Vernon Street in Roseville, CA, is one of the area’s oldest buildings, but in the coming months, the usually busy location will have to make way for new development. The lease between the U.S. Postal Service and the city of Roseville is set to expire April 30, and the city wants to sell the … Read More
Historic Five Points post office in downtown Franklin, TN, will close March 1
tennessean.com: Workers at the Five Points post office in downtown Franklin, TN, confirmed Thursday afternoon the outfit will close come March 1. The operation for the mail is privately owned but has been conducting business to government standards, postal workers said. The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County helped save the building that houses the historic post office during the last … Read More
Historic Post Office in Littleton, CO accepted to National Register of Historic Places
Littleton Independent: Littleton’s 70-year-old post office at 5735 S. Prince St. will be celebrated from 1 to 3 p.m. on Nov. 9, and Historic Littleton Inc. is coordinating with the Littleton Post Office staff by inviting the community to join in. Why? Because the 1939 red brick building has been nominated and accepted for the National Register of Historic Places … Read More
Former NFL player Josh Sitton buys downtown Pensacola post office building
Pensacola News Journal: People walk by the courtyard in front of the downtown Pensacola U.S. Post Office every day, but former NFL player Josh Sitton hopes that courtyard will soon be a place for people to stop and socialize. He and his wife, Kristen, recently bought the downtown post office building at 101 Palafox Place and plan to renovate it, turning … Read More
Napa County Landmarks questions design of post office-to-hotel conversion
Napa Valley Register: A plan to recast downtown Napa’s earthquake-ravaged post office building into a sleek luxury hotel has received one of its first reviews – a less-than-enthusiastic one. In a letter to the city, Napa County Landmarks questioned the design of a five-story, 163-unit hotel that is to incorporate the façade of the former Franklin Station post office, a … Read More
City of Columbia, SC, to Buy Post Office; Historians Hope Building Will Be Preserved
Free Times: For years, the City of Columbia, SC, has talked about a revitalization of battered Finlay Park, the 18-acre downtown expanse that was once known as the “crown jewel” of the city’s parks system, but has long since suffered from structural disrepair and indifference from the public. It now appears that, if the park is revamped, the adjacent 9.5-acre … Read More
