Bennington in Bennington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Old Post Office
1913
US federal building 1967-1996
Acquired by the
town of Bennington
in 1997 from the federal
government through
the General Services
Administration under the
Historic Surplus Property
Program, a program of the
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 42° 52.651′ N, 73° 11.821′ W. Marker is in Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is at the intersection of South Street (U.S. 7) and Union Street, on the right when traveling north on South Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 South St, Bennington VT 05201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Vermont. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Town Offices (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaffes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vermont is a State I Love (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vermont Veterans' Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); The "Corkscrew" Railroad (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vermont (approx. Ύ mile
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Regarding Old Post Office. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Federal Building is among the last of the works produced under James Knox Taylor for the Treasury Department, of which he was Supervising Architect, from 1897 to 1912. The building demonstrates both Taylor's flexibility of design and his concern for Bennington's architectural heritage. While the building incorporates classical elements from several orders, the rather inventive combination of these elements as well as the general massing and marked planar quality render the building strikingly modern in appearance.
Also see . . . Bennington Post Office (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1976. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 14, 2013
2. Old Post Office Marker
Edge of plaque is visible from behind the third column from the right. The building now houses the Bennington Police Department.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
