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Federal Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Federal Post Office

Also known as Riverside Municpal Museum

On the National Register since 197848 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1978Riverside
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Federal Post Office

Federal Post Office, at 3720 Orange St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1978. It was among the first 7 of Riverside’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 29 other California listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Riverside, California, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

3720 Orange St., Riverside · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Federal Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2First Congregational Church of RiversideSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1913 · next door
  3. 3All Souls Universalist ChurchBuilt 1892 · next door
  4. 4Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Soldier's Memorial BuildingMission · Built 1929 · next door
  5. 5Old YWCA BuildingBuilt 1967 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRiverside-Arlington Heights Fruit ExchangeSpanish-Colonial0.1 miBFirst Church of Christ, ScientistMission Revival · Built 19010.1 mi★Mission InnBuilt 18760.1 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBSimon's, M. H., Undertaking ChapelMission Revival0.3 miBSan Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR DepotMission Style · Built 19040.3 miBSutherland Fruit CompanyMission Revival0.3 mi★Harada HouseBuilt 18800.3 miDMission Court BungalowsLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi

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Questions about Federal Post Office

Is Federal Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1978 (Register number 78000737).

Is Federal Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mission Inn, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Federal 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 Federal Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 123860462 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.