Old U.S. Post Office (Bend, Oregon)

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old US Post Office

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| image = Old Post Office - Bend Oregon.jpg

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| location = 745 NW Wall Street
Bend, Oregon

| coordinates = {{coord|44|3|29|N|121|18|52|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Oregon#USA

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| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-marker = building

| mapframe-zoom = 12

|mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location of Old U.S. Post Office, Bend, Oregon

| built = 1932

| architect = Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore

| builder = Charles Weitz Sons, Inc.

| architecture = Stripped Classical

| added = February 14, 1985

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 85000293

| mpsub = Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900–1941 TR{{Citation | last = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | author-link = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department | title = Oregon Historic Sites Database | url = http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=v.dsp_siteSummary&resultDisplay=34785 | accessdate = May 30, 2017}}.

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The Old U.S. Post Office in Bend, Oregon, is a post office building that was built in 1932. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.{{citation | author = National Park Service | authorlink = National Park Service | title = Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions | date = February 22, 1985 | url = https://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/Weekly_Register_List_1985.pdf | format = PDF | accessdate = May 30, 2017 | at = p. 19 }}.

According to its NRHP nomination, "the Post Office is a noteworthy example in Oregon of Stripped Classical architecture in which historical ornament is subordinated to a modernistic emphasis of geometric volume."{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=85000293}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office (Old) / Old Main Post Office |author=Donald N. Bauhofer and Terry Kern |date=August 14, 1984 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=85000293|title=accompanying photos|photos=y}}

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