DeWitt Post Office
National Register of Historic Places

DeWitt Post Office

DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Listed
August 13, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
98000915

About this property

The DeWitt Post Office is a historic post office at 221 West Cross Street, DeWitt, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story brick and masonry structure with a hip roof, built in 1939 in a restrained Colonial Revival style. It is a basically rectangular structure, with a loading dock area projecting from the center of the rear.

Location

221 W. Cross St.
DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
34.29508, -91.33726

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 98000915. It was listed on August 13, 1998.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

DeWitt Commercial Historic District
Civil War
0.1 mi
Arkansas County Courthouse-Southern District
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0.1 mi
Halliburton House
Industrial
0.3 mi
Black, L.A., Rice Milling Association Inc. Office
Industrial
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Anilco 1542
1542Colonial
2.9 mi
Battle of Grand Lake (White River)
1864Civil War
9.3 mi
Ditch Bayou Arkansas
1864Civil War
9.8 mi
Battle of St. Charles
1862Civil War
12.4 mi
Engagement at St. Charles, Arkansas
1862Civil War
12.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was DeWitt Post Office listed on the National Register?

DeWitt Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1998.

What type of historic resource is DeWitt Post Office?

DeWitt Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for DeWitt Post Office?

The period of significance for DeWitt Post Office is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1939.

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