US Post Office-Oakes
Also known as Oakes Post Office
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About US Post Office-Oakes
US Post Office-Oakes, at 611 Main Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 1, 1989. The Register lists it for its economics, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Starved Classicism, as it does for 5 other North Dakota listings. It was listed as part of US Post Offices in North Dakota, 1900-1940 MPS. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isUnited States historic place. 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 · 25 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 5 minutes
611 Main Ave., Oakes · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1US Post Office-OakesStart here
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Oakes National Bank BlockRomanesque · next door - 3
Klein and Sutmar BlockItalianate · next door
1 more Register listing within 2 miles
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Memories of US Post Office-Oakes
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Questions about US Post Office-Oakes
Is US Post Office-Oakes on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Nov 1, 1989 (Register number 89001753).
Is US Post Office-Oakes a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; North Dakota has 4 National Historic Landmarks.
Can you visit US Post Office-Oakes?
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-Oakes?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 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 75326022 · Wikidata · old views from Oakes’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.