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List of United States post offices in Texas

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United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture.[1][2] However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.[2]

Following is a list of United States post offices in Texas. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.

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Post office City Date built Image Architect Notes Ref.
Amarillo US Post Office and Courthouse, now J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse Amarillo 1937–1938 Wyatt C. Hedrick, Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick [a][b][c] [3]
Arlington Post Office Arlington 1939–1941 [a][b] [4]
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, now O. Henry Hall Austin 1879 unknown [a][b] [5]
Jack Brooks Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Beaumont 1933–1934 Fred C. Stone, F. W. Steinman, and D. E. Steinman; H. M. Sanford [d] [6]
Beeville Post Office Beeville 1917 James A. Wetmore [a] [7]
U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, now Brenham Heritage Museum Brenham 1915 James A. Wetmore [a][b] [8]
Copperas Cove Stagestop and Post Office Copperas Cove 1878 Marsden Ogletree [a] [9]
U.S. Post Office (El Paso, Texas) El Paso 1917 James A. Wetmore [a] [10]
United States Post Office (Fort Worth, Texas) Fort Worth 1931 Wyatt C. Hedrick [a] [11]
Galveston United States Post Office and Courthouse Galveston 1937 Alfred Finn [a] [12]
Graham Post Office Graham 1935–1936 Louis A. Simon [a][e] [13][14][15]
Post Office Building (Greenville, Texas) Greenville 1910 James Knox Taylor [a][b] [16]
U.S. Post Office (Hillsboro, Texas), now Hillsboro City Library Hillsboro 1915 James Knox Taylor [a][b] [17]
Downtown Houston Post Office, Processing and Distribution Center, aka Barbara Jordan Post Office Houston 1962 Wilson, Morris, Crain, & Anderson [a][b] [18]
Jacksonville Post Office, now Landmark Inn Jacksonville 1933 James A. Wetmore [a][b] [19]
Old United States Post Office and Courts Building (Jefferson, Texas) Jefferson 1888–1890 William A. Ferret, James H. Caster [a][b] [20]
Laredo United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House Laredo 1907 James Knox Taylor [a] [21]
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building Lubbock 1931 James A. Wetmore [a] [22]
Marshall U.S. Post Office, now Sam B. Hall Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse Marshall 1915 Oscar Wenderoth, George Shaul [a][b] [23]
Old Post Office Building,(Nacogdoches, Texas), now Charles Bright Visitor Center Nacogdoches 1918 James A. Wetmore [a][b] [24]
United States Post Office (Palestine, Texas) Palestine 1907, 1913 Deacon Armiger and Dunlop [a][b] [25]
United States Post Office-Pampa Main Pampa 1933–1934 DeWitt & Washburn; T. P. Lippincott [a] [26]
United States Post Office and Federal Building (Port Arthur, Texas) Port Arthur 1911 James Knox Taylor [a][b] [27]
Silverio de la Pena Drugstore and Post Office Rio Grande City 1886 Heinrich Portscheller [a][b] [28]
O.C. Fisher Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse San Angelo 1909–1911 James Knox Taylor [a] [29]
US Post Office and Courthouse, now the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and United States Courthouse San Antonio 1935–1936 Ralph Haywood Cameron, Paul Philippe Cret, Louis A. Simon [a][b][f][g] [30]
Selma Stagecoach Stop and Post Office Selma 1850 unknown [a][b] [31]
Sherman US Post Office and Courthouse, now Paul Brown Federal Building and United States Courthouse Sherman 1907 James Knox Taylor [a][b] [32]
United States Post Office (Stamford, Texas) Stamford 1917, Louis A. Simon, James A. Wetmore [a] [33]
United States Post Office (Texas City, Texas) Texas City 1932 James A. Wetmore [34]
Tyler US Post Office and Courthouse, now William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse Tyler 1933–1934 Shirley Simons, James A. Wetmore [a][b] [35]
Old Federal Building and Post Office (Victoria, Texas) Victoria [a][b] [36]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  2. [b]
    No longer used as a post office.
  3. [c]
    Houses New Deal murals by Julius Woeltz.
  4. [d]
    Contributing structure to the Beaumont Commercial District.
  5. [e]
    Houses the New Deal mural Oil Fields of Graham by Alexandre Hogue.
  6. [f]
    Its lobby features a sixteen-panel New Deal fresco mural, San Antonio’s Importance in Texas History, by Howard Cook.
  7. [g]
    Contributing building to the Alamo Plaza Historic District.

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