United States Post Office and Courthouse (Quincy, Illinois)

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a post office and federal courthouse located at 200 North Eighth Street in Quincy, Illinois. The building was designed in 1885 and completed in 1887. Architect Mifflin E. Bell, Supervising Architect at the time, designed the French Renaissance Revival style building. Bell's design was inspired by Richard Morris Hunt's design for the William K. Vanderbilt House in New York City; at the time, the French Renaissance Revival style had not spread to Illinois, which made Bell's work distinctive in the region. The building's design features a limestone exterior, arched entrances and first-floor windows, and an ornate roof with pointed gables and dormers.

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	200 N. 8th St., Quincy, Illinois
Coordinates	39°56′1″N 91°24′10″W / 39.93361°N 91.40278°W / 39.93361; -91.40278
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1887
Architect	Bell, Mifflin E.
Architectural style	French Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	77000472
Added to NRHP	December 2, 1977

The building, also known as the Orville H. Browning Station, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1977.

See also

• List of United States federal courthouses in Illinois
• List of United States post offices

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Hilgenbrink, Roger H. (June 10, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Quincy, Illinois U.S. Post Office and Courthouse" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.

External links

• National Register nomination