United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture. However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.
Following is a list of United States post offices in Virginia. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Post officeCityDate builtImageArchitectNotesU.S. Customhouse, Courthouse, and Post Office Alexandria1930James A. WetmoreU.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now Martin V.B. Bostetter Jr. Federal CourthouseAlexandria1930United States Post Office (Altavista, Virginia)Altavista 1939United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)Arlington1937Louis A. Simon and Accompanying photoU.S. Post Office (Ashland, Virginia)Ashland1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Berryville, Virginia)Berryville1938Louis A. SimonBig Stone Gap Post Office, now C. Bascom Slemp Federal BuildingBig Stone Gap1911–1913James Knox Taylor and Accompanying photoUnited States Post Office (Blacksburg, Virginia)Blacksburg1935Southeast Culinary and Hospitality College (U.S. Post Office Bristol, Virginia)Bristol1930James A. WetmoreBrooklyn Store and Post OfficeBrooklyn, Halifax County1850unknown and Accompanying photoMuddy Creek Store and Post OfficeCartersvillec. 1800unknownU.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Charlottesville1904, 1908, 1936James Knox Taylor, Louis A. SimonU.S. Post Office (Chatham, Virginia)Chatham1935Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia)Christiansburg1936Louis A. Simon and Accompanying photoU.S. Post Office (Clifton Forge, Virginia)Clifton Forge 1909–1910James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office and CourthouseDanville1932James A. WetmoreEdom Store and Post OfficeEdom1835unknown and Accompanying four photosFranklin Post Office Emporia1916–1917James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office (Emporia, Virginia)Emporia1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickPost Office and Customs HouseFort MonroeU.S. Post Office Fredericksburg, Virginia, now Fredericksburg City HallFredericksburg1908–1911James Knox TaylorPhoebus Post Office Hampton1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickHarrisonburg United States Post Office and Court House, now U.S. Courthouse Harrisonburg, VirginiaHarrisonburg1939–1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Rudolph Stanley-BrownUnited States Post Office (Leesburg, Virginia)Leesburg1923James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Lexington, Virginia)Lexington1911–1913B. C. FlournoyLuckett's Store and Post OfficeLucketts1904United States Post Office (Luray, Virginia) Luray1938U.S. Post Office and Court House, now Monument Terrace BuildingLynchburg1909–1912James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office and Court House, now Lynchburg City HallLynchburg1932–1933James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Marion, Virginia)Marion1935U.S. Post Office (Manassas, Virginia)Manassas1931Louis A. SimonLittle Post OfficeMartinsville1892unknown and Accompanying photoCental Martinsville Station Post OfficeMartinsville1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickU.S. Post Office and Customhouse and Federal Building ExtensionNewport News1904; 1939–1940James Knox Taylor, Louis A. SimonU.S. Customhouse and Post OfficeNorfolk1852–1859, 1901Ammi B. Young, James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Norfolk, Virginia (now Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse)Norfolk1932Benjamin F. Mitchell and Rudolph, Cooke, and VanLeeuwenUnited States Post Office (Onancock, Virginia)Onancock1936United States Post Office (Orange, Virginia)Orange1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickCity Hall (U.S. Custom House and Post Office)Petersburg1856–1858Ammi B. Young1870John Gibson Jr.1908–1910James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Petersburg, Virginia)Petersburg1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Donald G. AndersonU.S. Post Office, now Portsmouth Public Library Portsmouth1907–1909James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office (Pulaski, Virginia)Pulaski 1911James A. WetmoreU.S. Post Office and Customhouse, now Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States CourthouseRichmond1858Ammi B. Young and Albert LybrockSaunders Station Post OfficeRichmond1937–1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Rocky Mount, Virginia)Rocky Mount1936Salem Post OfficeSalem1922–1923Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick and Accompanying photoUnited States Post Office (Smithfield, Virginia)Smithfield1941Woodrum Station Post OfficeStaunton1935U.S. Post Office (Strasburg, Virginia)Strasburg1936Louis A. SimonU.S. Post Office (Stuart, Virginia)Stuart 1940Louis A. SimonU.S. Post Office (Suffolk, Virginia)Suffolk1911–1913James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office (Tazewell, Virginia)Tazewell1936Louis A. SimonAtlantic Station Post OfficeVirginia Beach1937Old U.S. Post Office (Winchester, Virginia)Winchester1911James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office (Woodstock, Virginia)Woodstock1931James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office, now Southwest Virginia Housing Center Wytheville1916Oscar Wenderoth
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