Salem Post Office
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Salem Post Office
| nrhp_type = cp
| nocat = yes
| designated_other1 = Virginia Landmarks Register
| designated_other1_date = April 22, 1992{{cite web|title=Virginia Landmarks Register|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|accessdate=19 March 2013}}
| designated_other1_number = 129-0037
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| image = OldSalemPostOffice.jpg
| caption = Salem Post Office, September 2012
| location = 103 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia
| coordinates = {{coord|37|17|35|N|80|3|24|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Virginia#USA
| built = {{Start date|1922}}-1923
| architect = Simon, Louis A.
| architecture = Georgian Revival
| added = September 24, 1992
| area = {{convert|0.7|acre}}
| refnum = 92001265{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
Salem Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic post office building located at Salem, Virginia.
History
The Salem Post Office was built between 1922 and 1923. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival-style, brick building. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury under the direction of Louis A. Simon. The main entrance features fluted Doric order pilasters surmounted by a Doric frieze with triglyphs and a dentilated pediment. Additions were made to the rear of the building in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1989–1991. The post office was decommissioned in 1985, and subsequently occupied by doctor's offices.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Salem/129-0037_Salem_Post_Office_1992_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Post Office|author=Daniel Pezzoni|date=February 1992|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Cities/Salem/SalemPostOffice_photo.htm Accompanying photo] In 2013, Roanoke College purchased the Old Post Office.[http://roanoke.com/news/2065894-12/roanoke-college-expands-footprint-by-purchasing-2-buildings.html article] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130711045513/http://roanoke.com/news/2065894-12/roanoke-college-expands-footprint-by-purchasing-2-buildings.html |date=2013-07-11 }}
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Downtown Salem Historic District.
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Virginia}}
Category:Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Category:Georgian Revival architecture in Virginia
Category:Government buildings completed in 1923
Category:Buildings and structures in Salem, Virginia
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Virginia
Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
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