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U.S. Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office

Also known as Federal Building-U.S. Post Office (Downtown Station)

On the National Register since 198343 years
EclecticListed 1983Phoenix
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About U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office, at 522 N. Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 10, 1983. The Register lists it for its art, politics and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Eclectic, as it does for 3 other Arizona listings. The listing covers 1.8 acres. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isGovernment building in Phoenix, Arizona. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 40 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

522 N. Central Ave., Phoenix · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1U.S. Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Hotel Westward HoBuilt 1928 · next door
  3. 3Charles H. Dunlap HouseMission Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Celora Stoddard/Lon Harmon HouseMission Revival · next door
  5. 5Knights of Pythias BuildingCommercial · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BPhoenix Elementary School District No. 1 Administration BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.1 miBU.S. Courthouse and Federal Office BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSecurity Center (Additional Documentation)Second Renaissance Revival0.2 miBWhitney, J. T., Funeral HomePueblo Revival · Built 19260.2 miBHarry E. Pierce HouseColonial Revival0.2 miBStephens, C.P., DeSoto Six MotorcarsBuilding0.2 miBElizabeth Seargeant-Emery Oldaker HouseCraftsman Bungalow0.2 miBTitle and Trust BuildingModerne0.3 miBHeard BuildingCommercial0.3 miBProfessional BuildingLos Angeles Moderne · Built 19320.3 miBFirst Baptist ChurchItalian Gothic0.3 miBSan Carlos HotelBuilding0.3 miBFirestoneModerne0.3 miBH. M. Coe HouseColonial Revival0.3 miBWilliam Edward Cavness HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBConcrete Block HouseMission Revival0.3 miBFirst Church of Christ ScientistClassical Revival0.3 miBMaricopa County CourthouseMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 mi
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BJ. W. Walker Building-Central Arizona Light & PowerNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBFry Building-Baxter BlockVictorian Commercial0.4 miBOrpheum TheaterSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 19290.4 miBHanny'sInternational0.4 miBWelnick Arcade Market and Liefgreen Seed Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.4 miBSt. Mary's ChurchMission Revival · Built 18810.4 miBPhoenix Motor CompanyBuilt 19300.4 miBConcrete Block HouseVernacular Neoclassical Cottage0.4 miDRoosevelt Historic DistrictVictorian Vernacular0.4 miBSarah H. Pemberton HouseBuilding0.4 miBJefferson HotelBuilding0.5 miB6th Avenue Hotel-Windsor HotelModerne0.5 miBValley Plumbing & Sheet MetalModerne0.5 miDPortland Street Historic District (Additional Documentation)Bungalow0.5 miBGrace Lutheran ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about U.S. Post Office

Is U.S. Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 10, 1983 (Register number 83002993).

Is U.S. Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arizona has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Pueblo Grande Ruin, 5.3 miles away.

Can you visit U.S. Post Office?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of U.S. Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 40 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75610011 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.