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 Washington. 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. The NRHP also includes a thematic listing, Historic US Post Offices in Washington MPS, that includes 23 structures dating from 1893 to 1941. Post officeCityDate builtImageArchitectNotesUnited States Post Office (Anacortes, Washington)Anacortes 1938Auburn Post OfficeAuburn1937Louis A. Simon, James I. Barnes Co.Meisner, Jennifer, Auburn Post Office, National Register Inventory—Nomination Form, April 21, 2000, in digital files of National Park Service, Washington, D.C.United States Post Office and Courthouse (Bellingham, Washington), now U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington.Bellingham1912–1913James Knox Taylor with United States Post Office-Bremerton MainBremerton1937Harry B. CarterUnited States Post Office-Camas MainCamas1939Louis A. SimonCentralia Post OfficeCentralia1937Louis A. SimonChehalis Post OfficeChehalis1934James A. Wetmore With Chimacum Post OfficeChimacum1899unknownClarkston Main Post OfficeClarkston1941Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick With .United States Post Office-Colfax MainColfax1933James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office-Colville MainColville1936–1938Louis A. SimonDoe Bay General Store and Post OfficeDoe Bay1908Viereck familyEllensburg Federal Building and Post OfficeEllensburg1916–1917James A. WetmoreU.S. Post Office and Customshouse (Everett, Washington)Everett1917Oscar Wenderoth with United States Post Office-Hoquiam MainHoquiam1932James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office-Kelso MainKelso1936Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-Longview MainLongview1934Bebb, Gould & GrahamUnited States Post Office-Lyden MainLyden1940Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-Montesano MainMontesano1935Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-Okanogan MainOkanogan1940Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Olympia, Washington)Olympia1914James Knox Taylor, Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office-Omak MainOmak1941Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Pasco, Washington)Pasco1934United States Post Office (Port Angeles, Washington)Port Angeles1931James A. Wetmore and United States Post Office – Port Townsend MainPort Townsend1889–1893Mifflin E. Bell, Willoughby J. Edbrooke with United States Post Office-Prosser MainProsser1935Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-PullmanPullman1930James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Puyallup, Washington)Puyallup1935–1936Lous A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, Thomas Harlan EllettUnited States Post Office-Raymond MainRaymond1939–1940Lous A. Simon, Neal A. MelickQueen Anne Post Office and Regional HeadquartersSeattle1965Thomas Albert Smith, John StevensonUniversity Station Post Office (Seattle, Washington)Seattle1937United States Post Office-Sedro Woolley MainSedro-Woolley1939Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Shelton, Washington)Shelton1938Old Post Office, now Snohomish City HallSnohomish1938United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Custom House (Spokane, Washington)Spokane1908–1909James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office-Sunnyside MainSunnyside1937Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-Tacoma Downtown Station-Federal BuildingTacoma1910James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office-Toppenish MainToppenish1937–1938Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office-Vancouver MainVancouver1918James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office-Walla Walla MainWalla Walla1914James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office and Annex, now Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural CenterWenatchee1937–1938, 1918James A. Wetmore, Louis A. SimonU.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now William O. Douglas Federal BuildingYakima1912James Knox Taylor
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