Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Lebanon Post Office
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 5, 2022
1. Lebanon Post Office Marker
Inscription.
Lebanon Post Office. . In July 1908 Lebanon's growth and prominence qualified the town for free citywide mail delivery. Congressman Cordell Hull secured funding of $50,000 for this federal post office building. The cornerstone was laid on October 30, 1913. Chief Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth designed the Beaux Arts style building and contractor James Corse completed construction in 1915. Pink and gray East Tennessee Marble adorns the interior walls and floors. In 1999 the National Park Service placed the Lebanon Post Office in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure in the Lebanon Commercial Historic District.
In July 1908 Lebanon's growth and prominence qualified the town for free citywide mail delivery. Congressman Cordell Hull secured funding of $50,000 for this federal post office building. The cornerstone was laid on October 30, 1913. Chief Supervising Architect Oscar Wenderoth designed the Beaux Arts style building and contractor James Corse completed construction in 1915. Pink and gray East Tennessee Marble adorns the interior walls and floors. In 1999 the National Park Service placed the Lebanon Post Office in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure in the Lebanon Commercial Historic District.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 228.)
Location. 36° 12.476′ N, 86° 17.368′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Tennessee, in Wilson County. Marker is on E Main St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 E Main St, Lebanon TN 37087, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 629 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 5, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
