Hanover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Former United States Post Office
Hanover, Pennsylvania
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 2022
1. Former United States Post Office Marker
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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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, measured in a direct line); Former Site of Marion Hall (about 400 feet away); The Aftermath & Stench of Death
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Other markers no longer nearby. Conrad Moul - The Public Commons (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Killed in Action at Hanover (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Square is Now Recaptured (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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(Submitted on May 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)either end. The post office closed in 1969. It was renovated for offices in 1991.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 2, 20222. Former United States Post Office Marker(marker is mounted on right side of east entrance)
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.
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 591 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
