U.S. Post Office and Customshouse (Everett, Washington)
U.S. Post Office and Customshouse | |
Location | 3006 Colby Avenue, Everett, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°58′40″N 122°12′27″W / 47.97778°N 122.20750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | Oscar Wenderoth |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
NRHP reference No. | 76001909[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1976 |
The U.S. Post Office and Customshouse in
The two-story building's front facade features eight Greek Ionic columns. The reinforced concrete structure is finished with Wilkinson sandstone and granite quarried in Index.[2]
On August 6, 1975, the building, then home to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was bombed by an unknown assailant at the same time as a federal building in Tacoma.[4]
The bureau turned the building over to the
Tulalip Tribes, who planned to house a post office in the building.[5] Ultimately, the building was acquired in 2000 by the Henry Cogswell College for use as its main campus and renovated at a cost of $2 million.[6] The college closed in 2006, selling the building to private developers in 2008 for $2.4 million.[7] The Chicago Title Company moved into the building in 2009.[8]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Elisabeth Walton Potter (January 7, 1976) [September 1975]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Customs House / Federal Building (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved November 14, 2016. with photo from 1975
- ^ Winters, Chris (October 21, 2014). "Everett Post Office awaits new forwarding address". The Everett Herald. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Tacoma, Everett buildings bombed". The Seattle Times. August 6, 1975. p. 1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (February 25, 1998). "Tulalips cover bets in bid for old Federal Building". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ Brooks, Diane (April 24, 2000). "Memories preserved in college's new home; Post office, Army, FBI among former tenants". The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^ Fetters, Eric (March 18, 2008). "Everett's Cogswell building sells, will remain intact". The Everett Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "Chicago Title Moving to U.S. Federal Building". CoStar Group. June 23, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2017.