US Post Office (Philadelphia), Old

523 Main St., Philadelphia, Mississippi. County/parish: Neshoba.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 30, 1995. NRIS 95000788.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Philadelphia Police Station

From Wikipedia:

Old United States Post Office (Philadelphia, Mississippi)

The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was built in 1936. It is a structure of historical significance, being one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the Great Depression as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal public buildings program. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995. The building currently houses the Philadelphia police department.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891864