Fort Dodge in Webster County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

The Fort Dodge Post Office and Federal Building

1896-1907 & 1908-1964

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 8, 2017

1. The Fort Dodge Post Office and Federal Building Marker

Inscription. This is the former site of the Fort Dodge Post Office and later the Federal Building. The first post office occupying this site was constructed in 1896 and was a Richardsonian Romanesque-style building with towers and heavy rounded arches. The city outgrew this post office and it was replaced in 1908 by a neo-classical style building with rounded arched windows and columns. The second building was demolished around 1964 when the new Federal Building was completed two blocks to the south.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 42° 30.325′ N, 94° 11.152′ W. Marker is in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in Webster County. It is on Central Avenue just east of North 9th Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, just to the left of the entrance, on the building at this address. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Central Avenue, Fort Dodge IA 50501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the

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Corn Belt.

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

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Webster County Courthouse (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Dodge City Hall, Police & Fire Department (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonathan P. Dolliver (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chicago, Great Western Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vincent House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adeline M. Swain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Military Post (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Dodge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Dodge.

Marker detail: Fort Dodge 1896 Post Office image. Click for full size.

2. Marker detail: Fort Dodge 1896 Post Office

Marker detail: Fort Dodge 1908 Federal Building image. Click for full size.

3. Marker detail: Fort Dodge 1908 Federal Building

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 8, 2017

4. The Fort Dodge Post Office and Federal Building Marker

(marker visible just left of entrance)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.