United States Post Office (Astoria, Oregon)
United States historic place
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The United States Post Office in Astoria, Oregon, United States, is a historic building constructed in 1933. It is a two-story building on a raised basement. Its exterior dimensions are 79 by 137 feet (24 m × 42 m). Its 11-bay front facade is divided by flat fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals supporting a full entablature, with a balustraded parapet above, and a red-tiled hipped roof rising behind that. Its foundations had to be blasted by dynamite.[1]
Location750 Commercial Street
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Oregon
Coordinates46°11′21″N 123°50′07″W
Area40,000 square feet (3,700 m2)[1]
Built1933
U.S. Post Office and Custom House | |
View from the southeast, across Commercial Street, in 2010 | |
  Location within Oregon  Location within the United States | |
 Interactive map showing the location of U.S. Post Office, Astoria | |
| Location | 750 Commercial Street Astoria, Oregon |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46°11′21″N 123°50′07″W |
| Area | 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2)[1] |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival[2] |
| Part of | Astoria Downtown Historic District[3] (ID98000631) |
| MPS | Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900–1941 TR[4][2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000542 |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 under its historic name U.S. Post Office and Custom House.[4][2]
