Cocoa in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Historic Cocoa Post Office
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
1. Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 28° 21.228′ N, 80° 43.588′ W. Marker is in Cocoa, Florida, in Brevard County. It is on Brevard Avenue 0.1 miles south of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the main front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 435 Brevard Avenue, Cocoa FL 32922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Postell Porcher House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cocoa Village Playhouse (about 500 feet away); Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris (about 600 feet away); St. Marks Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); Emory Lawrence Bennett (about 600 feet away); The S. F. Travis Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Derby Street Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hernandez Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cocoa.
Regarding Historic Cocoa Post Office. National Register of Historic Places #100003582. One of the Florida's 1939 New Deal Post Offices, today this building houses the Florida Historical Society State Headquarters.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
2. Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker
(tall view)
(tall view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
3. Brevard County Register of Historic Buildings
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
4. Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker wide view
(marker visible just right of entrance)
(marker visible just right of entrance)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
5. Historic Cocoa Post Office Cornerstone
Postmaster General
John M Carmody
Federal Works Administrator
W Englebert Reynolds
Commissioner of Public Buildings
Louis A Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising Engineer
1939
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020
6. Historic Cocoa Post Office (southeast corner view)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 2, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
