Punxsutawney in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

United States Post Office

Built 1914

Post Office NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

1. Post Office NRHP Marker

Inscription.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 40° 56.671′ N, 78° 58.307′ W. Marker is in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Findley Street and Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on Findley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 North Findley Street, Punxsutawney PA 15767, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: IUP Fairman Centre (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Presby MacPhil (about 700 feet away); Barclay Square (about 800 feet away); Indian Mill Stone (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fraternal Order of Eagles War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christian Miller House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Punxsutawney.

Regarding United States Post Office. National Register Statement of Significance excerpt:

The Punxsutawney Post Office is a well-preserved example of institutional architecture designed

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in the Neo-Classical Revival style, incorporating the classical motifs of antiquity with the imposing scale of twentieth-century governmental design. Its integrity is unimpaired, it served as an important center of governmental administration and services in Punxsutawney, and it reflects the community's position as a regional economic center in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The Neo-Classical Revival style is not a common architectural design mode in all of Jefferson County, and the architecture of Punxsutawney itself is derived more from Italianate, Colonial Revival, and vernacular sources. The Punxsutawney facility is clearly the most imposing post office in the region....

Also see . . . United States Post Office National Register Registration Form. (Submitted on August 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Former United States Post Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

2. Former United States Post Office

Marker is below the far left column, partially obscured

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.