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The building was constructed primarily to house the Savannah post office, which was previously located in the U.S. Customs House. In 1889, work had just begun on a new post office at the corner of York and Abercorn Streets when construction was suspended because the citizens of Savannah wanted a "more suitable" building than the one originally ...
This is a list of historic houses and buildings in Savannah, Georgia, that have their own articles or are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Houses Green–Meldrim House. Owens–Thomas House (NRHP and National Landmark) Isaiah Davenport House (NRHP) Oliver Sturges House (NHRP) William Scarbrough House (NRHP and National Landmark)
Throughout its history it has also been known as Court House Square and Post Office Square; the present Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is adjacent to the west. [12] The square is the burial site of Tomochichi, a leader of the Creek nation of Native Americans. Tomochichi was a trusted friend of James Oglethorpe and assisted him ...
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] and is one of the largest districts of its kind in the United States. [2]
The building was the first of eighteen commissions Norris designed while living in Savannah from 1846 to 1861. The cornerstone was laid on July 20, 1848. [2] The building was completed in 1852 and had the U.S. Post Office in the basement, the Customs Service on the first floor, and the federal courts on the second floor.
James A. Farley Post Office. New York The massive 1912 Beaux Arts treasure in Manhattan was the largest post office in the country for years, a staggering two-block icon of nearly 400,000 square feet.
Pages in category "Office buildings in Savannah, Georgia" ... Gray Building; H. 134–142 Houston Street; M. 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. P. Philbrick–Eastman ...
Pages in category "Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .