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Former US Post Office Building | |
.jpg) Former U.S. Post Office Building (now the Municipal Building) | |
  Location within North Carolina  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 16 S. Main St., Waynesville, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°29′23″N 82°59′18″W / 35.4896°N 82.9883°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000262[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1991 |
The Waynesville Municipal Building, also known as the Former US Post Office Building, is a historic post office building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. Its construction in 1917 was supervised by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, and is a two-story, brick rectangular building in the Classical Revival style with a one-story rear extension. It measures 58 feet by 73 feet and features brick Ionic order pilasters with granite bases and capitals. The building housed Waynesville's post office until 1966 when it was purchased by the Town of Waynesville to serve as its Municipal Building.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It is located in the Waynesville Main Street Historic District.
In 2026 The Mountaineer reported that original blueprints were found from as early as 1913. These will help with historic preservation work for which the town has been awarded a grant.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Carolyn A. Humphries (October 1990). "US Post Office Building, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Marshall, Andrew (February 24, 2026). "100-year-old blueprints to the Waynesville post office unexpectedly discovered". The Mountaineer. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina
- Government buildings completed in 1917
- Buildings and structures in Haywood County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Haywood County, North Carolina
- Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
- Waynesville, North Carolina
- 1917 establishments in North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs