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United States Post Office (Camden, Tennessee)

Coordinates: 36°03′30″N 88°05′49″W / 36.05833°N 88.09694°W / 36.05833; -88.09694 (US Post Office)
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United States Post Office (Camden, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
United States Post Office (Camden, Tennessee)
Location81 N. Forest St., Camden, Tennessee
Coordinates36°03′30″N 88°05′49″W / 36.05833°N 88.09694°W / 36.05833; -88.09694 (US Post Office)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
EngineerNeal Melick
Architectural styleNeo-Georgian
NRHP reference No.88001577[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1988

The United States Post Office at 81 N. Forest St. in Camden, Tennessee was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Design credit is given to U.S. Treasury department's supervising architect Louis A. Simon and the Treasury's Neal A. Melick, an engineer, is credited as builder.[2]

It is an L-shaped 84 by 98 feet (26 m × 30 m) one-story building.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ethel Hayes (May 18, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved July 5, 2018. With accompanying three photos from 1983