U.S. Post Office
as of 2010
United States Post Office (Petaluma, California) is located in California
United States Post Office (Petaluma, California)
United States Post Office (Petaluma, California) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Petaluma, California)
Location120 Fourth Street, Petaluma, California
Coordinates38°13′54″N 122°38′15″W / 38.23167°N 122.63750°W / 38.23167; -122.63750
Area0.75 acres (0.30 ha)
Built1933
ArchitectJames A. Wetmore and Louis A. Simon
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
MPSUS Post Office in California 1900-1941 TR
NRHP reference No.85000140[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1985

The United States Post Office in Petaluma, California, is located at 120 West Fourth Street. The building, completed in 1933, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985.[1][2]

The building is in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with some Gothic touches. Its front side (facing Fourth Street) presents five rounded arches surmounted by a terracotta frieze. The front portion of the roof is covered with interlocking clay tiles.

Its NRHP nomination states: "The Petaluma Post Office derives its significance from its relation to the federal building programs of the 1920s and 1930s as they developed in California. It is an example of a style transitional between the classicism of the twenties and the Starved Classical style of the thirties."[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Doug Robertson (April 27, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office--Petaluma / Petaluma Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2022. With accompanying three photos from 1983
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