US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main

Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Listed
December 3, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85003107

About this property

The U.S. Post Office and Immigration Station – Nogales Main is a historic building in Nogales, Arizona, built in 1923. It is located one block east of Nogales' main commercial street, Morely Avenue, and one block from the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. It was listed for its architecture in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Also known as Nogales Main Post Office and Immigration Station, it served historically as a post office and as a government office building. It is designed in a simplified Classical Revival architecture style with Spanish Colonial architecture influence. Ornamentation is limited, and mostly consists of the front entranceway's two columns and cornice.

Location

Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
31.33766, -110.93736

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main listed on the National Register?

US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1985.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main?

US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main?

The period of significance for US Post Office and Immigration Station-Nogales Main is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1923.

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