Old Camden Post Office, Camden

Name: Old Camden Post Office
Address: Camden, United States

#9 among attractions in Camden

Romanesque architecture

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The Old Camden Post Office is a former post office building at 133 Washington Street SW in Camden, Arkansas. The two story Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1895, and is one of the city's finest brick buildings. It was described, shortly after its construction, as the "finest building between Little Rock and Texarkana". It originally housed the post office on the ground floor and the Federal Land Office on the second floor. ()

Built: 1895 (129 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 33°35'8"N, 92°49'51"W

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Camden United States

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Old Camden Post Office – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Camden Confederate Monument, McCollum-Chidester House, Oakland Cemetery, St. John's Episcopal Church.

~360 ftS
Memorial
Camden Confederate Monument, Camden
2 min walk • The Camden Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Women's Memorial, is located on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas.
0.8 miW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
McCollum-Chidester House, Camden
20 min walk • The McCollum-Chidester House is a historic house at 926 Washington Street NW in Camden, Arkansas. It is now a museum operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, along with the Leake-Ingham Building at the rear of the property.
0.6 miN
Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery, Camden
15 min walk • Oakland Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Camden, Arkansas, located on Maul Road between Pearl Street and Madison Avenue. Established in 1830, it is the city's oldest cemetery. It consists of just over 7 acres of land donated in that year by William L. Bradley, one of Camden's founders.
~280 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Camden
2 min walk • The St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 117 Harrison Street in Camden, Arkansas. It is a large cruciform structure, built out of brick with trim of concrete cast to resemble stone.
1 miNE
Bridge
Ben Laney Bridge, Camden
26 min walk • The Ben Laney Bridge is a historic bridge carrying U.S. Route 79 Business over the Ouachita River in Camden, Arkansas. The steel Pratt truss bridge was built in 1945–47, and dedicated to Acting Governor Benjamin Travis Laney.
1.1 miN
Forts and castles
Fort Lookout, Camden
28 min walk • Fort Lookout, also known as Redoubt A, is a defensive earthworks erected during the American Civil War on the outskirts of Camden, Arkansas.
0.6 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Elliott-Meek House, Camden
17 min walk • The Elliott-Meek House is a historic house at 761 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1857 by James Thomas Elliott, a local judge and later state senator.
0.8 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Leake-Ingham Building, Camden
20 min walk • The Leake–Ingham Building is a historic commercial building in Camden, Arkansas. It is located behind the McCollum-Chidester House at 926 Washington Street NW, and is part of the Ouachita County Historical Society Museum. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Camden...

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Which popular attractions are close to Old Camden Post Office?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Episcopal Church, Camden (2 min walk), Camden Confederate Monument, Camden (2 min walk), Oakland Cemetery, Camden (15 min walk), Elliott-Meek House, Camden (17 min walk).