Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Lebanon Post Office

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 5, 2022

1. Lebanon Post Office Marker

Inscription. In July 1908 Lebanon's growth and prominence qualified the town for free citywide mail delivery. Congressman Cordell Hull secured funding of $50,000 for this federal post office building. The cornerstone was laid on October 30, 1913. Chief Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth designed the Beaux Arts style building and contractor James Corse completed construction in 1915. Pink and gray East Tennessee Marble adorns the interior walls and floors. In 1999 the National Park Service placed the Lebanon Post Office in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure in the Lebanon Commercial Historic District.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 228.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1908.

Location. 36° 12.476′ N, 86° 17.368′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. It is on E Main St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 E Main St, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Upon This Site Stood the Law Office of Sam Houston (within

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shouting distance of this marker); 103 Public Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pickett Chapel / Civil Rights (about 400 feet away); Pickett Chapel Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Confederate Veterans and Robert H. Hatton Monument (about 500 feet away); Lebanon (about 500 feet away); The Lebanon Races (about 500 feet away); Battle of Lebanon (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 29, 2016

2. Lebanon Post Office Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 29, 2016

3. Lebanon Post Office Marker

National Registry plaque for the Lebanon Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 17, 2024

4. National Registry plaque for the Lebanon Post Office

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4. submitted on June 17, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.