National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office Building

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Listed
March 25, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
76000322

About this property

The U.S. Post Office Building in Selma, Alabama, United States, also known as the Federal Building or United States Courthouse, is an early 20th-century building on the National Register of Historic Places. The Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1909 and designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor. It was built to house facilities of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, the United States Post Office and other federal agencies. In 1928 a one-story addition was added to the rear of the building, and the post office later moved to a new building on the other side of downtown. The arch in front of the building was built in 1913 as a memorial to Alabama U.S. Senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus, both of whom were former Grand Dragons of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. The design was by Hugh A. Price, a monument designer from Chicago. It was listed, for its architecture, in the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1976.

Location

908 Alabama Ave.
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
32.40758, -87.02094

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Water Avenue Historic District
Modern
0.1 mi
Dallas County Courthouse
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation
Early Republic
0.4 mi
Old Town Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Selma (Bloody Sunday)
1965Modern
0 mi

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When was U.S. Post Office Building listed on the National Register?

U.S. Post Office Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1976.

What type of historic resource is U.S. Post Office Building?

U.S. Post Office Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for U.S. Post Office Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1971.

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