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COLUMBUS LIGHT AND WATER DEPARTMENT (U.S. POST OFFICE)

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1909–1910, James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the U. S. Treasury. 420 S. 4th Ave.

This brick and limestone-faced former post office is a refined example of Beaux-Arts classicism. Despite its modest size, the compact, rectangular composition with a curved, corner entrance is decidedly urban and monumental. Significant features include the broken-pediment doorway, wall panels, and pilasters, balustrade, and large windows with muntins in an irregular grid pattern. Inside, the entrance vestibule is a flat-ceilinged rotunda. In 1938, the post office’s functions were moved to a new building (PR18) and this one repurposed for municipal services.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller
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Citation

Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller, "COLUMBUS LIGHT AND WATER DEPARTMENT (U.S. POST OFFICE)", [Columbus, Mississippi], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MS-02-PR29.

Print Source

Buildings of Mississippi, Jennifer V. O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio. With Mary Warren Miller. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, 186-186.

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