Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

United States Post Office — Courthouse

Built 1912

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

1. United States Post Office — Courthouse Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 31° 34.632′ N, 84° 9.331′ W. Marker is in Albany, Georgia, in Dougherty County. Marker can be reached from West Broad Avenue just east of North Jefferson Street (Georgia Route 91), on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the subject building, just to the right of the south/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345 West Broad Avenue, Albany GA 31701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Albany Theatre (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Albany Municipal Auditorium (about 700 feet away); Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelson Tift Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freedom Alley and City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albany Lights (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Nelson Tift (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dougherty County (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albany.

Regarding United States Post Office — Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #79003105.

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The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Albany, Georgia is a three-story building that was built during 1910–1912. Its architecture style is primarily Second Renaissance Revival architecture and is credited to U.S. Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor. It is perhaps one of Knox's last designed works; he retired as Supervising Architect in 1912.

(Submitted on November 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

2. United States Post Office — Courthouse Marker

(marker visible just right of south/front entrance)

United States Post Office — Courthouse (<i>west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

3. United States Post Office — Courthouse (west elevation)

United States Post Office — Courthouse (<i>south/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 5, 2021

4. United States Post Office — Courthouse (south/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.