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Atchison Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Atchison Post Office

On the National Register since 197254 years
Listed 1972Atchison
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About Atchison Post Office

Atchison Post Office, at 621 Kansas St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1972. It was among the first 4 of Atchison’s 46 listings, with two others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. The listing covers 1 acre. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Atchison, Kansas, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

621 Kansas St., Atchison · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Atchison Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Julius Kuhn BlockBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Atchison County Memorial HallBuilding · next door
  4. 4A. J. Harwi Hardware Company BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5Atchinson Santa Fe Freight DepotBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BW. W. Hetherington HouseBuilt 18800.1 miBCampbell Chapel AME ChurchBuilt 18780.1 miBAtchison YMCABuilding0.2 miBLanphear-Mitchell HouseBuilding0.2 miBAtchison County CourthouseBuilt 18970.2 miBAnna & Richard Avery Park MansionBuilding0.2 miBJames M. Edmiston HouseBuilding0.3 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchBuilt 18680.3 miBWherrett-Mize Drug Company BuildingBuilding0.3 miBGlick-Orr HouseBuilt 19130.3 miBRobert L. Pease HouseBuilt 18800.3 miBFrederick W. Stein HouseBuilt 19480.3 miBHausner HouseBuilding0.3 miBGeorge T. and Minnie Searles Bolman HouseBuilding0.3 miBGlancy/Pennell HouseBuilding0.3 miBChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Freight DepotBuilding0.4 miBAmelia Earhart BirthplaceBuilt 18610.4 miBFrank Howard HouseBuilt 18850.4 mi
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BA. J. Harwi HouseBuilt 18860.4 miBBurnes Rental Houses Historic DistrictBuilding0.4 miBH. E. Muchnic HouseBuilt 18850.4 miBEbenezer Baptist ChurchBuilt 19110.4 miDEarhart, Amelia, Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBJ. P. Brown HouseBuilt 18800.5 miBJansen HouseBuilt 19000.5 miBMichael J. and Mattie Horan HouseBuilding0.5 miBFrancis and Harriet Baker HouseBuilt 19020.5 miBB. P. Waggener HouseBuilt 18860.5 mi

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

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1972 (Register number 72000484).

Is Atchison Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Kansas has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Leavenworth, 18.2 miles away.

Can you visit Atchison 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.

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