Jennings Post Office
National Register of Historic Places

Jennings Post Office

Jennings, Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana
Listed
May 19, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002777

About this property

The old Jennings Post Office is a historic post office building located at 118 West Plaquemine Street in Jennings, Louisiana. It is currently used as the Jefferson Davis Parish Library. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick public building described as "Neo-Federal" in style, which served as post office for Jennings from 1915 until 1976. It was renovated and reopened as the headquarters of the Jefferson Davis Parish library system in 1979. Its design is credited to James A. Wetmore, but the NRHP nomination asserts it is "actually the work of Louis A. Simon. Although Wetmore was federal supervising architect from 1915 to 1933, he was a lawyer by training, and his design responsibilities were carried out by Simon, who was superintendent of the architectural section of the Office of the Supervising Architect." The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1982.

Location

118 W. Plaquemine St.
Jennings, Jefferson Davis County, Louisiana
30.22276, -92.65956

Categories

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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Jennings Post Office listed on the National Register?

Jennings Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Jennings Post Office?

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

What is the period of significance for Jennings Post Office?

The period of significance for Jennings Post Office is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1915.

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