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Often the first presence of the federal government in
communities as the nations expanded was postal service. As towns
grew, so did post offices. Many former post office buildings have
been converted to other uses, and here are those open to the public.
If you know of others, please
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Post Office California -
Kentucky |
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Post Office:
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CA
Hayward
Hayward
Area Historical Society Museum
22701 Main Street
Hayward
CA
94541
Phone
510 581-0223
Web Site
http://www.haywardareahistory.org/index.html
E-mail
mailto:info@haywrdareahistory.org
Alt Web
http://www.ci.hayward.ca.us/community/museums.html
Description
local memorabilia including photos & early maps,
1923 fire engine, in
town's
original post office building
Type of
Resource Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Post Office
Collection
N-Z
Photography
Research
Library
New or
Updated: 7/25/2006
California
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Museum
435 7th Street W
Santa Rosa CA 95476
Phone 707 579-1500
Web Site www.pressdemo.com/scmuseum
Description local museum in restored Post office/federal building
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Collection N-Z Paintings
Era 19th |
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Colorado
Fort Collins
Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art
201 South
College Avenue
Fort Collins CO 80524
Phone 970 482-2787
Web Site http://www.ftcollins.com/arts.htm
E-mail fcmoca@frii.com
Description located in 1911 post office, two galleries with rotating exhibits in all media
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Post Office |
Beyond the Newsstand |
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Florida
Jacksonville
FL CC Kent Museum/Gallery
3939 Roosevelt Boulevard
Florida Community College Kent Campus
Jacksonville FL 32205
Phone 904
381-3674
Web Site http://www.fccj.org/kentweb/
Description 19th & 20th century art in collection, traveling and local
exhibits
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Post Office
Group Identity Native American |
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Indiana
Brazil
Clay County Historical Society
100 E National Ave
Brazil IN 47834
Phone 812 446-4036
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office |
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Kansas
Independence
Independence Historical Museum
123 North 8th Street
Independence KS 67301
Phone 316-331-3515
Web Site http://www.comgen.com/~museum/
Description 22 rooms of local history, period rooms, William Inge, fishing tackle, toys, shoe store
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Collection A-F China
Collection N-Z Sculpture
New or Updated: 06/04/2003
Kansas
Salina
Smoky Hill Museum
211 West Iron Avenue
Salina KS 67401
Phone 785 309-5776
Web Site http://www.smokyhillmuseum.org/
E-mail mailto:museum@salina.org
Description 20,000 artifacts
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Owner/Operator: City of Salina
New or Updated: 06/25/2003 |
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Kentucky
Hopkinsville
Pennyroyal Area Museum
217 East 9th Street
Hopkinsville KY 42240
Phone 270 887-4270
Web Site http://www.commercecenter.org/c&v/attractions/pennymuseum.htm
Description
southwestern Kentucky history in former Post Office
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
New or Updated: 06/19/2003
Paris
Hopewell Museum
800 Pleasant Street
Paris KY
Phone
859 987-7274
Web Site
http://www.parisky.org/A%20Arts%20&%20Recreation.html
Alt Web
http://www.bluegrasskentucky.com/bluegrass_cities/paris.htm
Description
local agriculture; Garret Morgan, inventor of
three-color traffic light & gas mask, Civil
War
memorabilia, local school & churches
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building Type
Post Office
New or Updated:
6/7/2005 |
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Last Update:
01/11/2008 |
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