Post Office – Leland MS

City:
Leland, MS

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Description

The one-story, buff-colored brick Colonial Revival post office has granite steps, cast-iron railings, a wide limestone frieze, and wooden cornice. It is topped by an octagonal wooden cupola with louvered minor sides. It was one of 32 post offices constructed in Mississippi with Public Works Administration funds.

Source notes

Mississippi Department of Archives and History; Michael W. Fazio, William E. Parrish, Thomas Blackwell, & Curtis Franks, October 1, 1979, in the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places

Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on January 23, 2013.

Location Info


204 N. Broad St.
Leland, MS 38756

Coordinates: 33.404643, -90.89782

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