U.S. Post Office and Customshouse
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The U.S. Post Office and Customshouse was built in 1917 and is an excellent example of Neoclassical architecture.
Backstory and Context
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Everett's first post office was housed in a store in 1891. As the city grew, it moved to four additional locations. Plans for the 1917 building got underway in 1908 when the federal government began buying the lots on which the building stands. When completed, it was the city's first purpose-built post office building. Over the years it has often been referred to as the Federal Building. Post office operations continued until 1964 when a newer building was erected. Sometime after that, the Bureau of Indian Affairs moved into the building and remained here until the late 1990s when the General Service Administration moved in. Other tenants included the FBI, the U.S. Army, and a college. Chicago Title has occupied the building since 2009.
Sources
Brooks, Diane. "Memories preserved in college's new home; Post office, Army, FBI among former tenants." Seattle Times. April 24, 2000.
"Chicago Title Moving to U.S. Federal Building." CoStar Group. June 23, 2009.
Potter, Elisabeth W. "U.S. Post Office and Customshouse." National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. June 22, 1976. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/76001909_text.
Winters, Chris. "Everett Post Office awaits new forwarding address." The Everett Herald. October 21, 2014. https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-post-office-awaits-new-forwarding-address.
Joe Mabel, via Wikimedia Commons