Hanover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Former United States Post Office

Hanover, Pennsylvania

— National Register of Historic Places —

Former United States Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2022

1. Former United States Post Office Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1912

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 39° 48.124′ N, 76° 58.886′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker can be reached from Locust Street just east of Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 194), on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the right side of the east entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Broadway, Hanover PA 17331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Confederates Take Stock (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Abbottstown Street/Broadway (within shouting distance of this marker); Titans of Hanover Industry (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); The Aftermath & Stench of Death (about 500 feet away); Trinity United Church of Christ (about 600 feet away); Battle of Hanover (about 600 feet away); The Union Strikes Back (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Regarding Former United States Post Office. National Register of Historic Places #92001719. Also a contributing property in Hanover Historic District, NRHP #96001552.

Also see . . . Former United States Post Office - Hanover.

It was designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913. It is a sandstone building in the Renaissance Revival style. It consists of a five bay by two bay front section with a low hipped roof, and a four-bay rear extension. The front facade features a trio of arches flanked by rectangular windows at either end. The post office closed in 1969. It was renovated for offices in 1991.

(Submitted on May 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2022

2. Former United States Post Office Marker

(marker is mounted on right side of east entrance)

Former United States Post Office — Hanover, Pennsylvania (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2022

3. Former United States Post Office — Hanover, Pennsylvania (northwest elevation)

The original five-bay by two-bay building is on right (west) side. The newer five-bay by four-bay extension is on left (east) side.

Former United States Post Office — Hanover, Pennsylvania (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2022

4. Former United States Post Office — Hanover, Pennsylvania (east elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.