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US Post Office
Photo: Kenneth A. Rivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office

Also known as Federal Building

On the National Register since 198838 years
Classical RevivalListed 1988Burlington

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About US Post Office

US Post Office, at 430 S. Spring St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 23, 1988. The Register lists it for its art, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 202 other North Carolina listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isGovernment building in Burlington, North Carolina. 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 · 67 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

430 S. Spring St., Burlington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

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

More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

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Questions about US Post Office

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

Yes. It was added on Sep 23, 1988 (Register number 88001594).

Is US Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Carolina has 36 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Nash-Hooper House, 19 miles away.

Can you visit US 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 US Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 67 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 47718894 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.