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U.S. Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office

Also known as (8A1485)

On the National Register since 197947 years
Beaux-Arts ClassicismListed 1979Gainesville
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About U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office, at 25 SE. 2nd Pl., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 10, 1979. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Beaux-Arts Classicism, as it does for 3 other Florida listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTheater in Gainesville, Florida, United States. 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 · 139 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1911 to today

  1. 1911Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

25 SE. 2nd Pl., Gainesville · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1U.S. Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Star GarageBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Cox Furniture StoreMasonry Vernacular · next door
  4. 4Federal Building, United States Post Office, and Court HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Matheson HouseColonial · next door
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOld Gainesville DepotFrame Vernacular0.3 miBCox Furniture WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 19140.3 miBMary Phifer McKenzie HouseQueen Anne Style0.3 miBMasonic TempleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBBaird Hardware Company WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBChurch of God by FaithBuilding0.4 miBShady Grove Primitive Baptist ChurchMasonry Vernacular0.4 miDSoutheast Gainesville Residential DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBDixie Hotel, Hotel KelleyBuilt 19260.4 miBOld Mount Carmel Baptist ChurchBuilding0.5 miDPleasant Street Historic DistrictWood Frame Vernacular0.5 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 Jul 10, 1979 (Register number 79000659).

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

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dudley Farm, 13.2 miles away.

Can you visit U.S. Post Office?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

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 139 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 77841958 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.