The Las Animas Post Office is a historic Modern Movement-style building in Las Animas, Colorado that was built during 1937–38. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
Las Animas Post Office | |
Las Animas Post Office in July 2010 | |
Location | 513 6th St., Las Animas, Colorado |
---|---|
Coordinates | 38°03′58″N 103°13′23″W / 38.0662°N 103.2230°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937-38 |
Built by | U.S. Treasury Dept. |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
MPS | New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07001392[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 16, 2008 |
It is a 60-by-60-foot (18 m × 18 m) building. It was unusual for New Deal-era construction in Colorado as it was built as "a direct relief project of the Treasury Department", rather than through the Works Progress Administration or another New Deal construction agency. It was the first Federal building in Las Animas and has served continuously as its post office.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Abbey Christman (February 23, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Las Animas Post Office / 5BN.591". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos