United States Post Office
National Register of Historic Places

United States Post Office

Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
Listed
February 23, 2022
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
100006925

About this property

The United States Postal Service (USPS; also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states. It is one of a few government agencies explicitly authorized by the Constitution of the United States. The USPS began operations in 1971, replacing the United States Post Office Department, a…

Location

201 North Main St.
Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
34.88829, -91.19483

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 100006925. It was listed on February 23, 2022.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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

Monroe County Bank Building
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0.1 mi
Gazzola and Vaccaro Building
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0.1 mi
Rusher Hotel
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0.1 mi
Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cotton Plant (Cache River)
1862Civil War
11.6 mi
Skirmish at Cotton Plant (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
12.3 mi
Skirmish at La Grange (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
14.6 mi
Clarendon Arkansas
1863Civil War
15.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was United States Post Office listed on the National Register?

United States Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 2022.

What type of historic resource is United States Post Office?

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

What is the period of significance for United States Post Office?

The period of significance for United States Post Office is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1971.

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