Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building

Ca. 1892

— 227 S. Center Street —

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

1. U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker

Inscription.
National Register
of Historic Places
Listed by the United States Department of the Interior, 1980
Statesville Commercial District
Historic Downtown Statesville

Erected by United States Department of the Interior, City of Statesville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 35° 46.99′ N, 80° 53.243′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of South Center Street (North Carolina Route 115) and East Front Street (U.S. 21/64), on the right on South Center Street. The marker is located at the far northwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 S Center Street, Statesville NC 28677, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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: Vance Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Statesville in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); United Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Iredell County War Mothers (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Association for the Blind (within shouting distance of this marker); Iredell County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Iredell County Confederate Memorial (about 300 feet away); Student Sit In (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Statesville in the Civil War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. Formerly the U.S. Office and Federal Building, and later as City Hall beginning in 1941,

Front of U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (west side). Marker indicated by the arrow image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

2. Front of U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (west side). Marker indicated by the arrow

it is a contributing building to the Statesville Commercial Historic District. The building was previously added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Regarding U.S. Post Office and Federal Building. Excerpt from the Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form:

One special phase of the late Victorian period in architecture focused on Romanesque influenced styles. By far the most architecturally significant structure in the Statesville Commercial Historic District is the 1892 Federal Building and Post Office, which was converted in 1941 to the Statesville City Hall. Already listed inficidually in the National Register, this building is perhaps the best example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style in North Carolina, reflecting the influence of architect Henry Hobson Richardson in the 1870s and 1880s. The city hall at 227 S. Center St., is an exemplar of the style with its sense of weight and massiveness, its rusticated sandstone and terra cotta details which contrast with the red brick body of the building, its complex surface articulation, and its huge stone arch which enframes the recessed main entrance.

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker from intersection of S. Center and E. Front Streets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

3. U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker from intersection of S. Center and E. Front Streets

This exceptional building was designed by W. J. Edbrooke, supervising architect of the U. S. Treasury Department, at a cost of $77,500.

Also see . . . Statesville Commercial Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Laura A. W. Phillips Consultant for Survey and Planning Branch Archives and History, 198O (Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

East side view U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

4. East side view U.S. Post Office and Federal Building Marker

Front entrance with the City Hall inscription image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024

5. Front entrance with the City Hall inscription

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.