Los Alamos in Los Alamos County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Los Alamos Post Office
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1. Los Alamos Post Office Marker
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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State of New Mexico
U.S. Post Office
Los Alamos
Built 1948
Los Alamos' original permanent
U.S. Post Office. It is the last
remaining portion of the original
community center and retains
its unique design and
architectural detail.
SR No. 1870
Historical Society of New Mexico
[Bottom plaque]
Post Office
Built in 1948
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by Top: Historical Society of New Mexico.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
Location. 35° 52.898′ N, 106° 18.058′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. It is on Central Avenue east of 20th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 199 Central Park Square, Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Post Office (here, next to this marker); Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer & Gen. Leslie Groves Sculptures (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Fuller Lodge (about 300 feet away); Manhattan Project Era (about 300 feet away); Memorial Rose Garden (about 400 feet away); Manhattan Project National Historical Park (about 400 feet away); Five Eras of History (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Romero Cabin
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Other markers no longer nearby. Fuller Lodge (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed); Martha Brook (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Albert J. Connell (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Harold H. Brook (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); William Mackwood Hopper (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, 1887-1942 (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Romero Cabin (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
