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

Inscription. This property
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. Marker 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.

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. Mark’s 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.

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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.

Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker<br>(<i>tall view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020

2. Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker
(tall view)

Brevard County Register of Historic Buildings image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020

3. Brevard County Register of Historic Buildings

This former post office is also listed on the Brevard County Register of Historic Buildings.

Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker • <i>wide view<br>(marker visible just right of entrance)</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020

4. Historic Cocoa Post Office Marker • wide view
(marker visible just right of entrance)

Historic Cocoa Post Office Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, March 1, 2020

5. Historic Cocoa Post Office Cornerstone

James A Farley
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

Historic Cocoa Post Office (<i>southeast corner view</i>) image. Click for full size.

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 275 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 2, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.