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U. S. Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

U. S. Post Office

Mattoon’s first place on the National RegisterListed Dec 6, 1979; only 392 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older
Neo-ClassicalListed 1979Mattoon
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About U. S. Post Office

U. S. Post Office, at 1701 Charleston Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 6, 1979: the first place in Mattoon to be listed. Only 392 of Illinois’s 1,939 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 13 other Illinois listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPost office in Mattoon, Illinois, 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1701 Charleston Ave., Mattoon · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1U. S. Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Illinois Central Railroad DepotClassical Revival · Built 1918 · next door
  3. 3Burgess-Osborne Memorial AuditoriumBuilt 1953 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Starr HotelLate Victorian · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Unity ChurchBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

StFifteenth Street and Oklahoma Avenue Brick StreetBrick Street1.1 miBRichard Roytek HouseRanch Style1.4 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 Dec 6, 1979 (Register number 79000818).

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

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks.

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 16 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 28891898 · Wikidata · old views from Mattoon’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.