US Post Office-Newcastle Main
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Newcastle Main

Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming
Listed
May 18, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000791

About this property

The Newcastle Main Post Office is a historic post office building in Newcastle, Wyoming. Built in 1932, it was constructed as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Newcastle 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

Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming
43.85514, -104.20270

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 87000791. 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

Newcastle Commercial District
Industrial
0.1 mi
Weston County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
Wyoming Army National Guard Cavalry Stable
Industrial
0.6 mi
Jenney Stockade Site
Civil War
5.4 mi
Cambria Casino
Industrial
6.9 mi

Questions about this property

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

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

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

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

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

The period of significance for US Post Office-Newcastle Main is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1932.

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