US Post Office-Buffalo Main
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Buffalo Main

Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming
Listed
May 18, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000785

About this property

The Buffalo Main Post Office in Buffalo, Wyoming was built in 1911 as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Buffalo was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century.

Location

193 S. Main St.
Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming
44.34492, -106.69749

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 87000785. It was listed on May 18, 1987.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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

Main Street Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Johnson County War — TA Ranch Siege
1892Frontier
1 mi
Johnson County War Wyoming
1892Frontier
4.2 mi
KC Ranch — Death of Nate Champion
1892Frontier
5 mi

Questions about this property

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

US Post Office-Buffalo Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1987.

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

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

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

The period of significance for US Post Office-Buffalo Main is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1911.

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

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