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U.S. Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office

On the National Register since 198145 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1981Lancaster
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About U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office, at 50 W. Chestnut St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 23, 1981. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 75 other Pennsylvania listings. The listing covers 1.5 acres. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isGovernment building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 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 · 18 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

50 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1U.S. Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Lancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Hamilton ApartmentsChicago Style · next door
  4. 4Lancaster ArmoryColonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5North Prince Street Historic DistrictBrick Warehouse · next door
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.1 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.1 miBKirk Johnson BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miSSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.2 miBHager BuildingChicago Style0.2 miBOld City HallFederal0.2 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.2 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.2 miBW.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19250.2 miBCentral MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.2 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.2 miBLancaster County CourthouseRoman Revival0.2 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.2 miBReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.2 miBNissly-Stauffer Tobacco WarehousesBrick Warehouse0.2 miBB.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18990.3 miBSteinman Hardware StoreBuilding0.3 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.3 mi
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DLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase)Victorian0.3 miDLancaster Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Victorian0.3 miBSprenger BreweryVictorian0.3 miBWest LawnItalianate0.3 miBStevens High SchoolSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBMartin, B. B., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.3 miBFarmer's Southern MarketQueen Anne0.4 miBSchnader, R. K. & Sons, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBSchnader, Walter, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miDLancaster Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBBowman, Jacob, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBConestoga Cork Works BuildingLate-Nineteenth Century Industrial0.4 miBFollmer, Clogg and Company Umbrella FactoryBuilt 18920.4 miBHenry Krauskap House, and StoreVictorian0.5 miBMcGovern, Edward, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBHess, A. B., Cigar Factory, and WarehousesBuilt 19080.5 miBBasch & Fisher Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miDNorth Charlotte Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miDHarrisburg Avenue Tobacco Historic DistrictTobacco Warehouse0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Kirk Johnson Building0.2 mi away
Lancaster Trust Company0.2 mi away
Reilly Brothers and Raub Building0.2 mi away
B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseBuilt 1899 · 0.3 mi away

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Questions about U.S. Post Office

Is U.S. Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 23, 1981 (Register number 81000545).

Is U.S. Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit U.S. 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 U.S. Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 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 71996109 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.