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 Ohio. 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 builtImageArchitectNotesAkron Post Office and Federal BuildingAkron1927–1929Old Akron Post Office, now Akron Art MuseumAkron1895unknownAshtabula Post Office and Federal BuildingAshtabula1910James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Bowling Green, Ohio)Bowling Green1913James Knox Taylor, Oscar WenderothChardon Post Office BuildingChardon1940U.S. Post Office (Chesterville, Ohio)ChestervilleunknownOld College Hill Post OfficeCincinnati1840unknownPotter Stewart United States Post Office and CourthouseCincinnati1936–1938Louis A. SimonOld Federal Building and Post Office, now the Howard M. Metzenbaum United States CourthouseCleveland1910Arnold W. Brunner, James Knox TaylorFranklinton Post OfficeColumbus1807David Deardurff United States Post Office and Courthouse (Columbus, Ohio)Columbus1884–1887, 1912John T. Harris, James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office and Courthouse, now Joseph P. Kinneary United States CourthouseColumbus1934Richards, McCarty & Bulford; James A. WetmoreOld Post Office and Federal Building (Dayton, Ohio)Dayton1915James Knox TaylorDelaware Post OfficeDelaware1911James A. Wetmore, James Knox TaylorEast Liverpool Post OfficeEast Liverpool1908unknownU.S. Post Office (Elyria, Ohio)Elyria1915James A. WetmoreFranklin Post OfficeFranklin1802unknownUnited States Post Office (Lima, Ohio)Lima1930James A. WetmoreHopkins, Phyllis G. . National_Park_Service, 1980-05-15. Accessed 2010-04-24.U.S. Post Office (Lorain, Ohio)Lorain1913–1914Oscar WenderothOld U.S. Post Office (Marion, Ohio)Marion1910James Knox TaylorOld Post Office And Federal Building (Medina, Ohio)Medina1915James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office (Sandusky, Ohio), now Merry-Go-Round MuseumSandusky1927Old Central Post OfficeToledo1911James Knox TaylorMill Office and Post OfficeWoodsdale1868United States Post Office and Federal Building (Zanesville, Ohio)Zanesville1904George F. Hammond
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