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National Register of Historic Places

Federal Building

Also known as U.S. Post Office and Court House; Naval Reserve Center

On the National Register since 198046 years
Second EmpireListed 1980Hannibal
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Federal Building

Federal Building, at 600 Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1980. It was among the first 7 of Hannibal’s 31 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Second Empire, as it does for 43 other Missouri listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPost office in Hannibal, Missouri. 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 · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

600 Broadway, Hannibal · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Federal BuildingStart here
  2. 2Central Park Historic DistrictNeoclassical · next door
  3. 3Hock BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Benjamin Horr HouseGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5Standard Printing CompanyItalianate · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

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

StClemens FieldBaseball Diamond0.1 miBHannibal Old Police Station and JailEclectic0.1 miBHannibal Lime Company OfficeBuilding0.2 miBEighth and Center Streets Baptist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miBBuildings at 207-209 South Main St.Building0.2 miBElliott's, Robert, Wholesale GroceryBuilding0.2 miBGreen Double HouseRaised Cottage0.2 miBMark Twain HotelRenaissance Revival0.2 miBHolmes-Dakin BuildingBuilding0.2 miBDavidson BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDBroadway DistrictItalianate0.2 miBEbert-Dulany HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBMarion County CourthouseClassical Revival0.3 miBDigel BlockVernacular0.3 miBHafner Grocery WarehouseBuilding0.3 miDNorth Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miDMark Twain Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.3 mi★Mark Twain Boyhood HomeBuilt 18440.3 mi
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BRockcliffe MansionGeorgian Revival0.4 miDMaple Avenue Historic DistrictFederal0.4 mi
More like it

Second Empire style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Empire.

Central Park Historic District0.1 mi away
Ebert-Dulany House0.3 mi away
Maple Avenue Historic District0.4 mi away
Quincy East End Historic District15.5 mi away

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Questions about Federal Building

Is Federal Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1980 (Register number 80002377).

Is Federal Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mark Twain Boyhood Home, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Federal Building?

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 Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 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 63819716 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.