St. Albans in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Old St. Albans Post Office
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021
1. Old St. Albans Post Office Marker
has been placed on 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 1937.
Location. 38° 23.194′ N, 81° 50.154′ W. Marker is in St. Albans, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. Marker is on 6th Avenue just east of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 6th Avenue, Saint Albans WV 25177, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Albans Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington's Land (approx. half a mile away); George Washington (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Tackett (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Albans Archeological Site (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Albans.
Regarding Old St. Albans Post Office.
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Also see . . . St. Albans Post Office. Wikipedia entry:
It was built in 1937, and is a one-story, five bay brick building with a metal hip roof in Colonial Revival style. A rear addition was built about 1955. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and Supervising Engineer Neal A. Melick. (Submitted on August 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021
2. Old St. Albans Post Office Marker
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3. St. Albans Post Office
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Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021
4. Old St. Albans Post Office (south/front elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 29, 2021
5. New St. Albans Post Office
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 3. submitted on January 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
