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  • Collection: Western District of North Carolina

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364, Nightitme scene showing Grove's Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, N.C. The hotel was erected in 1887 by Edwin W. Grove. The hotel continued in operation untiil 1972. The Arcade Building was completed in 1929. In 1942, the…

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Panoramic View of General Accounting Office, Postal Accounts Division (Formerly Arcade Building), Asheville, N.C. , Citizens-Times Building at left in rear and Battery Park Hotel at right. No. E. 6966. Mrs. P.A. Baurron 1135 S. Laurence St.…

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Post Office Building and Grounds, Asheville, N.C.-3. (In the Land of the Sky) No. 22851N. Asheville, the Capital of western North Carolina, where every scene is a picture, the most perfect all year playground and pleasure resort ini America. Placed…

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N319, The Arcade Building and Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, N.C., No. 46671.The 14 story Batery Park Hotel stands as an architectural and historic monument to Asheville's tourism and development boom of the 1920s. The hotel was erected in 1887 by…

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KA 10, U.S. Post Office and Government Building, Asheville, N.C., No. 90540. The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse buildign was built in 1929. The building is currently occupied by the U.S. Courthouse and other government agencies, including Social…

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Post Office, Asheville, N.C. No. B-27. No. A-12449. C.T. Photochrom. The original floor space was 384,851 feet. It was occupied by the postal service, internal revenue service and the US courts.

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U.S. Post Office by night, Asheville, N.C. No. A-44. No. E-7888. Located on the corner of Post and Otis Streets. This was built as a modernistic style building. Message on back: March 11, 1950. Saturday. Asheville N.C. Age 15.

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Post Office, Asheville, N.C. in the Land of the Sky. No. 909/91. No. 91. The Post office was authorized and appropriated for on May 19, 1888 and the cost of construction was $99,255. The nickname for Asheville, NC is the Land of the Sky.

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Post Office, Asheville Club, Asheville, N.C. No. A5621. The Post office and Court house was built 1888 and 1892. The Miles Building was buillt in 1901 as the gathering place for the all male Asheville Club. Renovations were made in the 1920s. Today…

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US Post Office and Government building, Asheville, NC. No. A-10. No. E-6710. Built in 1929. It was the Post Office, Federal building and Courthouse. Now it is occupied by the US Courthouse and other government agencies such as the Social Security…

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B-1, U.S. Post Office, Boone N. C., Altitude 3,333 Feet. E-4479. U. S. Post Office is a historic post office building located at 679 W. King Street, Boone, Watauga County. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A.…

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314, U.S. Post Office, Boone, N.C., No. 5B-H163. U. S. Post Office is a historic post office building located at 679 W. King Street, Boone, Watauga County. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in…

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United States Post Office, Brevard, N.C. No. N-471. No. E-5039. This Post office began operating in January 1941. It was built in the Federal/Greek Revival style. The building served as the post office until 1972 when it moved to a new building. In…

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U.S. Post Office at night, Brevard, N.C. No. N-472. No. E-3040. Opened in 1941 the structure featured a large central door with a classical surround under a segmental arch. Today the building is a public library.

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Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte, NC. No. 15. No. 77359.Tichnor Quality Views. Opened on Jan. 20, 1942. This building is located at 401 S. Tryon Street. The Federal Reserve Bank in Charlotee started on De. 1, 1927 in the old First Naional Bank…

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Mint Museum Of Art, Charlotte, N.C. No. 20. No 7A-H2892. Genuine Curteich Chicago C.T. Art Colortone. Built in 1837 and utilized for many years (1837-1865) as a United States Mint, this strikingly beautiful building was demosished and rebuilt in…

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Post Office and monument to Lieut William E. Shipp, Killed at the Battle of Santiago, Charlotte, NC. No. 15030. Lt. William Shipp died on July 1, 1898. The monument reads 'Amongst a grove the very straightest plant. William Ewen Shipp, First…

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U.S. Assay Office, Charlotte, N.C. No. 1116. Occupied in 1846. The establishment of a mint at Charlotte was authorized in 1835 and a building was built at W 4th St. and W. Trade St. It burned in 1844 and this building was constructed between 1845 and…

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U.S. Post Office, Forest City, N.C. No. FC-4. No. E-4286. Built in 1937. This Post office building was constructed in the Colonial Revival style during the Works Progress Administration program. There was a bas relief entitled Rural Delivery created…

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United States Post Office, Franklin, NC. No. F-3. No. E-8013. Built in 1935. This post office was located at 104 East Main Street. It is now home to the Macon County Veterans Affairs and Emergency Services.

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U. S. Post Office, Gastonia, N. C. -5, No. 933N, was completed in 1935, with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Francis Speight's 1938 mural, "Cotton Field and Spinning Mill."

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Post Office, Gastonia, N.C. A-61898, was completed in 1935, with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Francis Speight's 1938 mural, "Cotton Field and Spinning Mill."

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G11-United States Post Office, Gastonia, N.C., No. 61574. Gastonia's new post office building, corner York and Main, erected in 1936, with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Francis Speight's 1938…

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H-18 Post Office, Grimshawes N.C., Smallest Post Office in the U. S. A., No. E-7382. The tiny 5 foot by 6 foot Grimshawes office served from 1878 until 1953. Before becoming the "Grimshawes" post office in 1909, it operated as Whiteside Cove starting…

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224-Post Office, Hendersonville, North Carolina. No. 47738. The Hendersonville post office was completed in January 1915 and occupied on January 31, 1915. Located at the southeast corner of Church Street and 4th Avenue, the structure cost $64,000. In…

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Post Office, Hickory, NC. No. H-6. No. 11163. C.T. American Art Colored. The post office was built in 1913 and occupied in 1914. It was designed by Oscar Wendworth in the Classical Revival style.

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United States Post Office, Hickory, N.C. No. h-16. No. E-5344. Photo by Gilley. This post office is one of Hickory's finest architectural monuments. A new postal facility was built in 1961 and is connected to the original building. This building now…

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L-10 United States Post Office, Lenoir, N.C., No. E-5852. James A. Wetmore was the supervising architect for the Classical Revival style, five bay, two story on basement, five toone common bond brickk U. S. Post Office at 1002 West Avenue, completed…

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United States Post Office, Marion, N.C. No. M-1. No. E-5196. This post office building was occupied July 30, 1944. The first postmaster was S. Bulun Irvin. The building is now occupied by the McDowell County Public Library.

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N. W. - 17 United States Post Office, North Wilkesboro, N.C., No. E-5201. Built and occupied in 1935. This building no longer serves as a post office, but is being converted into the Wilkes Art Gallery.

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Night time scene of U.S. Post Office, Shelby, N.C. No. S-7. No. E-4290. Built between 1916 and 1917. This Classical Revival building was designed by architect James A. Whetmore and cost $65,000 to build. The post office opened on Dec. 11, 1917. The…

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United States Post Office and Court House, Statesville, N. C., No. 9A268. Built in 1939. U. S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (1939- present). Mrs. I. D. Smith, Pulaski Wa Route 3 Box 162B, 6.30 {...} Saturday night Hello…

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379-U. S. Post Office, Waynesville, N. C. . U. S. Post Office Building, is a historic post office building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a two story, brick rectangular building in the Classical…

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U. S. Post Office, Waynesville, North Carolina, 53514-No. 323. U. S. Post Office Building, is a historic post office building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917, and is a two story, brick rectangular building…

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N. W.-16 Federal Building, Wilkesboro, N.C., No. E-5200. Federal Building, also known as the Wilkes County Board of Education Building, is a historic government building located at Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by the…
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