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1934 PAMPA POST OFFICE BUILDING
A POST OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1892, AND IN 1902 THE TOWN OF PAMPA WAS FORMALLY PLATTED. FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN THE ARA IN 1926, PAMPA EXPERIENCED A POPULATION BOOM WHICH CREATED A NEED FOR A LARGER POST OFFICE. BUILT IN 1933-34 BY THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, THIS STRUCTURE EXHIBITS SPANISH RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCES IN ITS ELONGATED ROUNDED WINDOWS, TILE ROOF, ARCADED LOGGIA, AND DECORATIVE MODILLIONS AND STONE WORK.
RECORDED TEXAS HOSTORIC LANDMARK - 1902
A POST OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1892, AND IN 1902 THE TOWN OF PAMPA WAS FORMALLY PLATTED. FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF OIL IN THE ARA IN 1926, PAMPA EXPERIENCED A POPULATION BOOM WHICH CREATED A NEED FOR A LARGER POST OFFICE. BUILT IN 1933-34 BY THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, THIS STRUCTURE EXHIBITS SPANISH RENAISSANCE REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCES IN ITS ELONGATED ROUNDED WINDOWS, TILE ROOF, ARCADED LOGGIA, AND DECORATIVE MODILLIONS AND STONE WORK.
RECORDED TEXAS HOSTORIC LANDMARK - 1902
Details
| HM Number | HM28YL |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Gov Building |
| Marker Type | Historic Building |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Year Placed | 1934 |
| Placed By | Texas Hostorical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, July 1st, 2018 at 3:51pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] SHARON WAMPLER
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 322309 N 3934265 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 35.53611100, -100.96000000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 32.1667', W 100° 57.6' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 32' 9.9996" N, 100° 57' 36.0000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 806 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 101 S Ballard St, Pampa TX 79065, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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