Matthews in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Former U.S. Post Office
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 2023
1. Former U.S. Post Office Marker
contributes to the
Matthews Commercial
Historic District
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1996
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 35° 7.019′ N, 80° 43.306′ W. Marker is in Matthews, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. Marker is at the intersection of North Trade Street and Charles Street, on the left when traveling north on North Trade Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 195 N Trade St, Matthews NC 28105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. E.J. Funderburk General Merchandise Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Funderburk Brothers Dry Goods Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Heath and Reid General Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Renfrow Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Grier-Rea House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 4.1 miles away); In Memory of John Rea (approx. 4.2 miles away); John Flennegin (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Matthews.
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Regarding Former U.S. Post Office. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
(former) U. S. Post Office. 195 N. Trade St., 1939. This freestanding, dark red brick building is one of the most distinctive in the district due to its Neoclassical Revival styling and set-back with front and side lawns. The rectangular five-bay-wide and five-bay-deep building was erected as a post office according to a design by W. Alexis Hood, an engineer with Southern Engineering Co. in Charlotte. Formality characterizes the front and side elevations with their symmetrical fenestration, continuous stone cornice, and tall stepped parapet; with stone coping. At the one-story building's main facade, five stone steps between brick cheek walls rise to two stone Tuscan columns in antis, behind which pairs of tall and narrow twelve-pane windows with prominent stone sills flank a central double-door entrance topped by lunette transom. Narrow but somewhat wider metal-framed, multi-paned casement windows, also with stone sills and covered with metal security bars, line the side facades. On the rear, three-bay elevation, similar windows flank a central double-door entrance sheltered by a shed-roofed porch. The building was leased to the federal government for use as a post office until the 1960s and has served a variety of retail purposessince then.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 12, 20232. Former U.S. Post Office Marker
Also see . . . Matthews Commercial Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 1996. (Prepared by Claudia R. Brown and Richard L. Mattson; via National Archives) (Submitted on December 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
