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US Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office

Also known as U.S. Post Office,Downtown Station

On the National Register since 198541 years
Art DecoListed 1985Eugene
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About US Post Office

US Post Office, at 520 Willamette St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 14, 1985. The Register lists it for its art and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 24 other Oregon listings. It was listed as part of Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900-1941 TR. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric post office building in Eugene, Oregon, USA. 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 · 45 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

520 Willamette St., Eugene · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1US Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Lane County Farmers' Union Cooperative Wholesalers' Association BuildingAgricultural Industrial · next door
  3. 3Pacific Cooperative Poultry Producers Egg-Taking StationIndustrial · next door
  4. 4Palace HotelItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Southern Pacific Passenger DepotRomanesque · Built 1908 · next door
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOregon Electric Railway Passenger StationGeorgian Colonial · Built 19770.1 miBMcMorran and Washburne Department Store BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBSmeede HotelItalianate0.2 miBWoodmen of the World HallModernistic · Built 19320.3 miBWorking, James W., FlatsBungalow/Craftsman0.3 miBMcCracken Brothers Motor Freight BuildingIndustrial0.3 miDEast Skinner Butte Historic DistrictVictorian0.3 miBShelton-McMurphey House and GroundsQueen Anne0.3 miOThe Big 'O'Object0.3 miBMcDonald Theater BuildingBuilt 19250.4 miBSchaefers BuildingInternational · Built 19290.4 miBQuackenbush Hardware StoreBuilt 19020.4 miBAx Billy Department StoreCommercial Style · Built 19100.4 miBEugene HotelCalifornia Mission0.4 miBAlpha Tau Omega Fraternity House (Old)Craftsman · Built 19100.5 mi
More like it

Art Deco style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Art Deco.

Woodmen of the World HallBuilt 1932 · 0.3 mi away
McCracken Brothers Motor Freight Building0.3 mi away
Cottage Grove ArmoryBuilt 1931 · 17.7 mi away

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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 Aug 14, 1985 (Register number 85001805).

Is US Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oregon has 16 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Deady Hall, 1 mile 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 45 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 77848041 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.