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United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana)

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Coordinates: 41°43′5″N 86°54′3″W / 41.71806°N 86.90083°W / 41.71806; -86.90083
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Michigan City Post Office
Michigan City Post Office, July 2010
United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana) is located in Indiana
United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana)
United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana)
Location126 E. 5th St., Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates41°43′5″N 86°54′3″W / 41.71806°N 86.90083°W / 41.71806; -86.90083
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909), 1926, 1963
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.00000675[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2000

Michigan City Post Office is a historic post office building located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built in 1909. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a hipped roof behind a balustraded parapet and basement. A rear addition was built in 1926, and expanded in 1963. It housed a post office until 1973.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Franklin Street Commercial Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes J. Todd Gillette (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michigan City Post Office'" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.


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