United States Post Office, Burlington

Name: United States Post Office
Address: Burlington, United States

#22 among attractions in Burlington

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The former US Post Office, also known as the US Post Office/Federal Building, is an historic red brick post office building located at 430 South Spring Street in downtown Burlington, North Carolina. Built in 1936, it was designed in a mixture of the Classical Revival and Moderne or Art Deco styles by architect R. Stanley Brown who worked under Louis A. Simon, head of the Office of the Supervising Architect. ()

Built: 1936 (88 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 36°5'31"N, 79°26'26"W

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United States Post Office – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill, First Christian Church of Burlington, St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter, Paramount Theater of Burlington.

~320 ftSE
Interesting neighbourhood
May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill, Burlington
2 min walk • May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill is a historic building that was built as an early 20th-century hosiery knitting mill in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. Built in 1928, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1050 ftN
Church
First Christian Church of Burlington, Burlington
6 min walk • First Christian Church of Burlington is a historic church located at 415 S. Church Street in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1920, and is a Neoclassical Revival style church building with an Akron Plan interior. The building features two main temple facades and a dome.
~1890 ftE
Church
St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter, Burlington
10 min walk • St. Athanasius Episcopal Church and Parish House and the Church of the Holy Comforter is a historic Episcopal church complex located at 300 E. Webb Avenue and 320 E. Davis Street in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina.
~1460 ftNE
36°5'37"N • 79°26'10"W
Paramount Theater of Burlington, Burlington
8 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1950 ftE
Church
First Baptist Church, Burlington
10 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church located at 400 S. Broad Street in Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina.
0.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Moore-Holt-White House, Burlington
10 min walk • Moore-Holt-White House is a historic home located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1859, and is a vernacular Greek Revival style dwelling consisting of a main two-story front block one room deep with a porch across the front.
0.9 miN
Neighbourhood
Lakeside Mills Historic District, Burlington
24 min walk • Lakeside Mills Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 20 contributing buildings built in the 1890s. The district includes a one-story brick mill and ancillary buildings, 16 one-, 1 1/2- and two-story frame houses, and a store building.
~710 ftE
Interesting neighbourhood
Downtown Burlington Historic District, Burlington
4 min walk • Downtown Burlington Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings in the central business district of Burlington, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
~890 ftE
Interesting neighbourhood, Gothic Revival architecture
Efird Building, Burlington
5 min walk • Efird Building is a historic commercial building located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1919, and is a three-story, Gothic Revival style building. The front facade is sheathed in white enamelled terra cotta tile. It housed a branch of Efird's Department Store based in Albemarle, North Carolina.
~1970 ftNW
Interesting neighbourhood
West Davis Street–Fountain Place Historic District, Burlington
10 min walk • West Davis Street–Fountain Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 138 contributing buildings in a primarily middle-class residential section of Burlington.
0.6 miSE
Interesting neighbourhood
East Davis Street Historic District, Burlington
16 min walk • East Davis Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 43 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Burlington.

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Which popular attractions are close to United States Post Office?

Nearby attractions include May Hosiery Mills Knitting Mill, Burlington (2 min walk), Downtown Burlington Historic District, Burlington (4 min walk), Efird Building, Burlington (5 min walk), First Christian Church of Burlington, Burlington (6 min walk).

How to get to United States Post Office by public transport?

The nearest stations to United States Post Office:

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Burlington (10 min walk)