US Post Office-Rifle Main
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Rifle Main

Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado
Listed
January 24, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000186

About this property

The Rifle Main Post Office, at Railroad Avenue and Fourth Street in Rifle, Colorado, United States, was built in 1940. It includes a New Deal mural. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado
39.53263, -107.78441

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 86000186. It was listed on January 24, 1986.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

Rifle Bridge
Civil War
0.3 mi
Wasson-McKay Place
Industrial
15.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Ute Grand River Canyon Skirmish, CO
1879Frontier
6.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was US Post Office-Rifle Main listed on the National Register?

US Post Office-Rifle Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1986.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Rifle Main?

US Post Office-Rifle Main is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US Post Office-Rifle Main?

The period of significance for US Post Office-Rifle Main is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1940.

Can I research the history near US Post Office-Rifle Main?

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