United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming)


US Post Office and Courthouse--Lander Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
US Post Office and Courthouse
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Location	177 North Third Street, Lander, Wyoming
Coordinates	42°50′02″N 108°43′52″W / 42.8340°N 108.7311°W / 42.8340; -108.7311Coordinates: 42°50′02″N 108°43′52″W / 42.8340°N 108.7311°W / 42.8340; -108.7311
Built	1907
Architect	US Department of the Treasury; James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Other
MPS	Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP Reference #	87000782
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1987^[1]

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Lander, Wyoming was built in 1907 as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Lander was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. Lander's post office is unique among the group because it incorporates court facilities.^[2]

The building is now used as offices for a rehabilitation and disabilities advocacy group.^[3]

References

↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kolva, H.J. (April 1986). "Lander Main Post Office & Courthouse" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Lander CES Location". Community Entry Services. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

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Federal District Courthouse, District of Wyoiming at Courthouses of the West

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