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 Missouri. 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 builtImageArchitectNotesUnited States Post Office, aka Bank of AvillaAvilla1914unknownUnited States Post Office (Bethany, Missouri)Bethany1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Bowling Green, Missouri)Bowling Green1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (California, Missouri)California1938United States Post Office (Canton, Missouri)Canton1939United States Post Office (Carrollton, Missouri)Carrollton1910–1912James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Cassville, Missouri)Cassville1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Charleston, Missouri)Charleston1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Clinton, Missouri)Clinton1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickFederal Hall (old Post Office)Columbia1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, John Parks AlmandUnited States Post Office (Dexter, Missouri)Dexter1939United States Post Office (El Dorado Springs, Missouri)El Dorado Springs1940United States Post Office (Eldon, Missouri)Eldon1940United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri)Fredericktown1936–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Higginsville, Missouri)Higginsville1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Jackson, Missouri), now Jackson Chamber of CommerceJackson1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Courthouse and Post Office (Kansas City, Missouri)Kansas City1938–1939Wight and WightUnited States Post Office (La Plata, Missouri)La Plata1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickOld Post Office, now Lee's Summit History MuseumLee's Summit1939United States Post Office (Maplewood, Missouri)Maplewood1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Marceline, Missouri)Marceline1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Monett, Missouri)Monett 1937United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, Missouri)Mount Vernon1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Palmyra, Missouri)Palmyra 1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Paris, Missouri)Paris1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Pleasant Hill, Missouri)Pleasant Hill 1937United States Post Office (Richmond, Missouri)Richmond1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Ste. Genevieve, Missouri)Ste. Genevieve1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (St. Joseph, Missouri)St. Joseph1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Alan Balch MillsUnited States Customhouse and Post Office (St. Louis, Missouri)St. Louis1873–1884Alfred B. Mullett, William Appleton Potter, James G. HillUnion Station Post Office AnnexSt. Louis1904Eames & YoungMain Post Office – St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis1935–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Klipstein & RathmannGwen B. Giles Station Post OfficeSt. Louis1936–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Harry B. CarterUniversity City Station Post OfficeSt. Louis1938United States Post Office (Savannah, Missouri)Savannah1939Louis A. SimonU.S. Customhouse and Post Office (Springfield, Missouri), aka Historic City HallSpringfield1891James H. Windrim, Willoughby J. Edbrooke (includes 6 photographs from 1978)United States Post Office (Sullivan, Missouri)Sullivan1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Union, Missouri)Union1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Vandalia, Missouri)Vandalia1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick
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