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Columbus Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Columbus Post Office

On the National Register since 200026 years
Modern MovementListed 2000Columbus
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About

About Columbus Post Office

Columbus Post Office, at 211 S. Dickason Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 24, 2000. It was among the first 9 of Columbus’s 20 listings. The Register lists it for its art, at the local level. It describes its style as Modern Movement, as it does for 49 other Wisconsin listings. It was listed as part of United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMain post office in Columbus, Wisconsin. 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↗
Through the years

1938 to today

  1. 1938Built, designed by Louis A. Simon
  2. 2000Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 26 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

211 S. Dickason Blvd., Columbus · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Columbus Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Columbus City HallVictorian · Built 1892 · next door
  3. 3Columbus Downtown Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Columbus Public LibraryPrairie School · Built 1912 · next door
  5. 5George Griswold HouseItalianate · Built 1858 · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DSouth Dickason Boulevard Residential Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.1 miBReinhard and Amelia Schendel HouseQueen Anne · Built 18940.2 miBJohn A. and Maggie Jones HouseQueen Anne0.2 miBZion Evangelical Lutheran Church and ParsonageGothic · Built 18780.2 miBAdolphus and Sarah Ingalsbe HouseItalianate · Built 18530.3 miDPrairie Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBFred and Lucia Farnham HouseItalianate · Built 18670.3 miBKurth, John H., and Company Office BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.4 miBF. A. Chadbourn HouseTudor Revival0.4 miBGov. James T. Lewis HouseVernacular · Built 18540.4 miBAlbert M. and Alice Bellack HouseQueen Anne · Built 18970.4 miBFrances Kurth Sharrow HousePrairie School · Built 19160.5 mi★Farmers and Merchants Union BankBuilt 19190.5 mi

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Questions about Columbus Post Office

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

Yes. It was added on Oct 24, 2000 (Register number 00001250).

Is Columbus Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Columbus 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 Columbus Post Office?

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 106778782 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.