Old Fremont Post Office
The building in 2010
Old Fremont Post Office is located in Nebraska
Old Fremont Post Office
Old Fremont Post Office is located in the United States
Old Fremont Post Office
Location605 North Broad Street, Fremont, Nebraska
Coordinates41°26′06″N 96°29′55″W / 41.43500°N 96.49861°W / 41.43500; -96.49861 (Fremont Post Office, Old)
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
ArchitectW.J. Edbrooke
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.96000223[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 29, 1996

The Old Fremont Post Office is a historic building in Fremont, Nebraska. It was built in 1893–1895, and designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style by W.J. Edbrooke[2] William T. White was hired as the builder, and Charles W. Guindele as the interior designer.[2] On October 3, 1893, former Republican Congressman George Washington Emery Dorsey dedicated the building, even though it was still under construction.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 29, 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Greg Miller (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Fremont Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 1995
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