United States Post Office, Iowa Falls

Name: United States Post Office
Address: Iowa Falls, United States

#8 among attractions in Iowa Falls

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The United States Post Office is an historic building located in downtown Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Built in 1914, the structure was designed in the Neoclassical style, with Oscar Wenderoth as the supervising architect. The 1893 Colombian Exposition in Chicago was a major influence in the building's design. The foundation is composed of North Carolina granite, while the walls are dark red brick that is laid in an English cross bond. The main entrance is framed by a portico that is held up by four columns of the Doric order. The interior features woodwork of white oak, a marble-terrazo floor, and a vaulted ceiling. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. ()

Built: 1914 (110 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 42°31'15"N, 93°15'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Washington Avenue Bridge, Highland Golf Club, Estes Park Band Shell, River Street Bridge.

~1440 ftW
Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge, Iowa Falls
7 min walk • The Washington Avenue Bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa is an attractive concrete two-span open spandrel arched bridge that brings Washington Avenue over the Iowa River. Originally it carried US 20. It was built in 1934 by the Weldon Brothers for $51,710.55.
0.6 miSE
42°30'58"N • 93°15'19"W
Highland Golf Club, Iowa Falls
16 min walk • Golf
~230 ftE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Estes Park Band Shell, Iowa Falls
2 min walk • Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931. They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L. Klippel to design the structure, and N.F. Guernsey of Sioux City, Iowa to landscape Estes Park.
~780 ftSW
Bridge
River Street Bridge, Iowa Falls
4 min walk • The River Street Bridge over the Iowa River at Iowa Falls, Iowa is an open spandrel bridge built during 1922–1924. It was built by the Weldon Brothers at cost of $16,900, including removal of the previous bridge on the site.
0.4 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Iowa Falls
11 min walk • The Metropolitan Opera House is an historic opera house in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In 2012 it was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District.
~1130 ftSE
Church, Tudor Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls
6 min walk • St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The parish was established in 1886, and the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
~1180 ftSE
Bridge
Iowa Falls Bridge, Iowa Falls
6 min walk • The Iowa Falls Bridge, also known as the Oak Street Bridge, was a historic structure located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The span carried U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River for 255 feet. The through arch bridge was built by the Weldon Brothers Construction Co. of Iowa Falls in 1928 for $51,374.98.
~580 ftNE
Library
Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902.
~600 ftSE
Interesting neighbourhood
Princess Sweet Shop, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • The Princess Sweet Shop is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It is noted as "an outstanding example of Art Deco design from 1935.
~600 ftSE
Interesting neighbourhood
First National Bank, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • First National Bank is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The bank traces its founding to 1882 when the Commercial Bank of Iowa Falls was established.
~760 ftSE
Interesting neighbourhood
Ellsworth-Jones Building, Iowa Falls
4 min walk • The Ellsworth–Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker, town developer, and philanthropist. This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones, who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest.

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Which popular attractions are close to United States Post Office?

Nearby attractions include Estes Park Band Shell, Iowa Falls (2 min walk), Sentinel Block, Iowa Falls (2 min walk), McClanahan Block, Iowa Falls (3 min walk), Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library, Iowa Falls (3 min walk).