Pekin Federal Building
Old Post Office | |
 View from east, 2011 | |
  Location in Tazewell County | |
| Location | 334 Elizabeth St. Pekin, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′8″N 89°38′55″W / 40.56889°N 89.64861°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | V. Jobst & Sons, of Peoria |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Addition architect | J.A. Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival[citation needed] |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001412[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1980 |
The Old Post Office, also known as the former Pekin Federal Building, is a historic building in
quoins; fanlights and keystones above the first-floor windows; and a limestone cornice with a parapet wall and a cartouche above the main entrance.[2]
The Post Office moved out in 1966 and the building was sold to private owners in 1967. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1980.[1]
Eventually the building was bought by the Tazewell County government. County board meetings were held in the building for a time. Several county offices still operate in the building.[3] The east side of the building's addition settled unevenly, developing a large crack between the addition and original structure in 2016; due to the historic static of the building, the county immediately asked for bids to shore up the east side.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kenyon, Leslie H. (March 26, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pekin Federal Building" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ^ "The story of Pekin's post offices". Pekin Daily Times (online ed.). Pekin, Illinois: GateHouse Media. February 7, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ Harris, Sharon Woods (August 30, 2016). "Old Post Office Building in downtown Pekin needs repairs". Pekin Daily Times (online ed.). Pekin, Illinois: GateHouse Media. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
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