Van Buren Post Office, Van Buren

Name: Van Buren Post Office
Address: Van Buren, United States

#8 among attractions in Van Buren

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The Van Buren Post Office is located at 22 South 7th Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick and stone building, with restrained Art Deco styling. The main entrance is topped by a panel with aluminum signage identifying the building, with a large window above. It is flanked by tall pilasters, beyond which are tall windows and another pair of pilasters. The outer bays of the facade, set off from the center, have windows topped by decorative Art Deco panels. The post office was built in 1936, and features a mural by E. Martin Hennings, that was executed in 1940 with funding from the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. ()

Built: 1936 (88 years ago)Coordinates: 35°26'8"N, 94°20'58"W

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Van Buren Post Office – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren First Assembly of God.

~1770 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Olive United Methodist Church, Van Buren
9 min walk • The Mount Olive United Methodist Church is a historic church at Lafayette and Knox Streets in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story brick structure with Gothic Revival styling.
~1580 ftW
History museum, Museum
Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren
8 min walk • The Drennen-Scott House is a historic house museum on North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story log structure, finished in clapboards, with a side-gable roof that has a slight bell-cast shape due to the projection of the roof over the front porch that extends across the width of its main block.
~1460 ftW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren
8 min walk • The Van Buren Women's Literary Club is one of the oldest surviving literary societies of its type in the nation, founded in 1896 to improve the education of its members by providing access to books.
1.1 miN
Church
Van Buren First Assembly of God, Van Buren
29 min walk • The Van Buren First Assembly of God, located in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States is an Assemblies of God church in Arkansas. With a membership of over 1,000 and an average Sunday attendance of about 600, it is located in the Northwest part of the state.
0.5 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Wilhauf House, Van Buren
13 min walk • The Wilhauf House is a historic house at 109 North 3rd Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1838 and restyled in 1847, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
0.5 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
King Opera House, Van Buren
12 min walk • The King Opera House is a performance hall located on Van Buren, Arkansas's Main Street. Since it was built in the late 19th century, the opera house's stage has hosted many plays and performers.
0.9 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Clarke–Harrell–Burson House, Van Buren
23 min walk • The Clarke–Harrell–Burson House is a historic house at 603 Parkview in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with Greek Revival styling, built about 1841, and is believed to have been the first non-log house built in the area known as Logtown that is now part of the city of Van Buren.
~1040 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Dr. Charles Fox Brown House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Dr. Charles Fox Brown House is a historic house at 420 Drennan Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. It is a single story brick structure, whose main block is five bays wide, with a small secondary block set back from the front at the left, and an ell extending to the rear.
~1140 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren
6 min walk • The Joseph Starr Dunham House is a historic house at 418 Broadway in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built c. 1870, this 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house is a fine local example of Gothic Revival architecture, with a steeply-pitched side-gable roof that has front-facing gable dormers decorated...

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Which popular attractions are close to Van Buren Post Office?

Nearby attractions include Dr. Charles Fox Brown House, Van Buren (6 min walk), Joseph Starr Dunham House, Van Buren (6 min walk), Van Buren Women's Literary Club, Van Buren (8 min walk), Drennen-Scott House, Van Buren (8 min walk).

How to get to Van Buren Post Office by public transport?

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Van Buren, Arkansas (5 min walk)