Statesboro in Bulloch County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Statesboro Post Office

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

1. Old Statesboro Post Office Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1917, the old Post Office on South Main Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Featuring both Neoclassical and Federal architectural styles, the building served as Statesboro City Hall for a number of years after the construction of a new Post Office on South College Street.

Supported by the Jack N. & Addie D. Averitt Foundation. 2016

Erected 2016 by Bulloch County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 32° 26.865′ N, 81° 47.003′ W. Marker is in Statesboro, Georgia, in Bulloch County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 301) and East Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Statesboro GA 30458, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1897 – 1991 (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); M.M. Holland House (within shouting distance of this marker); Sea Island Bank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ed L. Smith – H.W. Smith House

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(about 300 feet away); First Three Story Brick Building (about 400 feet away); Vandy's Bar-B-Que (about 400 feet away); Blue Front (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesboro.

Also see . . . United States Post Office – Statesboro (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the building, which was listed in 1989. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

2. Old Statesboro Post Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.