National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

NPSFortn10-900

OcL1990

United States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Registration

Form

This

form

is

for

use

in

nominating

or

requesting

determinations

for

individual

properties

and

districts.

See

instructions

in

How to

Complete

the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Registration

Form

(National

Register

Bulletin

16A)

Complete

each

item

by

marking

V

in

the

appropriate

box

or

by

entering

the

information

requested

.If

an

item

does not apply

to

the

property

Ijeing

documented,

erter'WA'fcH^

dassfficabon,

materials,

and areas

of

significance,

ertoonty

categcin^

and

subcate^^

Place

additional

entries

and

narrative

items

on

continuation

sheets

(NPS

Form

10-9000a).

Use

a

typewnto,

won!

processor,

or

cornputer,

to

co^

1.

Name

of

Property

U.S.

Post

Office

Historic

name

Other

name/site

number

0453010-2290

2.

Location

Street

&

number

City

or

town

State

Kansas

645

New

Hampshire

Lawrence

Code

KS

County

Douglas

Code

045

D

not

for

publication

D

vicinity

Zip

code

66044

3.

State/Federal

Agency

Certification

As

the

designated

authority

under

the

National

Historic

Preservation

Act

as

amended,

I

hereby

certHy

that

this

XX

nomination

D

request

for

determination

of

efigfoWty

meets

trie

do^

Historic

Places

and

meets

the

procedural

and

professional

requirements

set

forth

in

36

CFR Part

60.

In

my

opinion,

the

property

XX

meets

D

does not

meet

the

NationaJ

Register

criteria.

I

recommend

that

this

property

be

considered

significant

n

nationally

Q

statewide

XX

locally,

(d

See

continuation

sheet

for

additional

comments.)

September

16,2002

•^i^^v^^^jf

f~^~>

fir

v_______________________

jre

of

certifying

offtciaJ/Trtte

^

Date

Kansas

State

Historical

Society

State

or

Federal

agency

and

bureau

In

my

opinion,

the

property

Q

meets

Q

does

not

meet

the

National

Register

criteria.

(Q

See continuation

sheet

for

additional

Comments.)

Signature

of

commenting

official

/Title

Date

State

or

Federal

agency

and

bureau

7T

4.

National

Pay)(

Service

Certification

herby

ce/6fy

that

the

property

is

ETentered

in

the

National

Register.

Q

See

continuation

sheet.

D

determined eligible

for

the

National

Register

D

See continuation

sheet.

_

Q

determined not

eligible

for

the

National

Register

D

removed

from

the

National

Register

D

other,

(explain:)

U.S.

Post

Office

Douglas

County,

Kansas

Name

of

Property

County

and

State

5.

Classification

Ownership

of

Property

categories

from

instructions)

GOVERNMENT:

Post

Office

COMMERCE/TRADE:

Business

7.

Description

Architectural

Classification

(Enter

categories

from

instructions)

Materials

(Enter

categories

from

instructions)

Late

19»

and

20^

Century

Revivals:

Beaux

Arts

Foundation

Stone:

Limestone

Walls

Brick

Roof

Synthetics

Narrative

Description

(Describe

the

Mstoric

and

current

(xmditim

U.S.

Post

Office

Douglas

County,

Kansas

Name

of

Property

County

and

State

8.

Statement

of

Significance

Applicable

National

Register

Criteria

(l^'X"inoneanwretxaesfeftheCTteria(piaByingthe

property

for

Natiord

Register

Q

A

Property

is

associated

with

events

that

have

made

a

significant

contribution

to

the

broad

patterns

of

our

QB

Property

is

associated

vwth

the

lives

of

persons

significant

in

ow

past.

XX

C

Property

embodies

the

distinctive

characteristics

of

a type,

period,

or

method

of

construction

or

represents

the

work

of

a

master,

or

possesses

dBtingutsnabte

entity

whose

components lack

ndhridual

Distinction.

D

Property

has

yielded,

or

likely

to

yield,

information

important

in

prehistory

or

history.

Criteria

Considerations

(Mark

Y

in

aB

the

boxes

that

appry.)

Property

is:

Q

A

owned

by a

religious

institution

or

used

for

refgious

purposes.

Q

B

removed

from

it

originat location.

Q

C

a

birthplace

or

grave.

DDacemetery.

D

E

a

reconstructed

butting,

object,

or

structure

D

F

a

commemorative

property.

Q

G

less than 50

years

of

age

or

achieved

significance

within

the

past

50

years

Area*

of

Significance

(Enter

categories

from

instructions)

Architecture

Period

o*

Significance

1906

Significant

Dates

1906

Significant

Person

(Complete

if

Criterion

B

is

marked

above)

N/A

Guttural

AfSfiatiori

N/A

Narrative

Statement

of

Significance

(Explain

the

significance

of

the

property

on

one

or

more

continuation

sheets.)

Architect/Builder

James

Knox

Taylor

Bibliography

(Cite

the

books,

articles,

and

other

sources

used

in

preparing

this

form

on

one

or

more continuation

sheets.)

Previout

documentation

on

file

(NPS):

Primary location

of

additional

data:

Q

preliminary

determination

of

individual

feting

(36

CFR 67)

has been

requested

D

Previously

feted

in

Me

National Register

D

previously

determined

eftgUe

by

me

National

Register

Qdesignated

a

National

Historic

Landmark

D

recorded by

Historic

American

Buildings Survey

#

XX

State

Historic

Preservation

Office

ClOther

State

agency

Q

Federal

agency

O

Local

government

D

University

Q

Other

Name

of

repository:

D

recorded

by

Historic

American

Engineering

Record

#

U.S.

Post

Office

Doughs

County,

Kansas

Name

of

Property

County

and

State

10.

Geographical

Data

Acreage

of

Property

Less

Than

One

Acre

UTM

Refmncn

(Place

additional

UTM

references

on

a

continuation

sheet)

15

3(

)6380

I I

I

43157

1

80

1Zone

Easing

Northing

I

Zone

I

Ea

itim

I

,

I

|

I

|

I

terming

.1

,

I

Verbal

Boundary

Description

(Describe

the

boundaries

of

the

property

on

a

continuation

sheet)

(Explain

why

the

boundaries

were

selected

on

a

continuation

sheet)

O

See

continuation

sheet

11.

Form

Prepared

By

Name/title

Organization

Street

&

number_

City

or

town

See

Continuation

Sheet

Date

Telephone

State

Zip code

Additional

Documentation

Submit

the

Mowing

items with

the

completed

form:

Continuation

Sheets

Maps

A

USGS

map

(7.5

or

15

minute

series)

indicating

the

property's

location.

A

Sketch

map tor

historic

districts

and

properties having large acreage

or

numerous

resources.

Representative

black

and

white

photographs

of

the

property.

Photographs

Additional

items

(Check

wJhSHPOorFPO

for

any

additional

tens)

Property

Owner

name

Dan

C.

Simmons,

Postal

Investors,

LC.

street

&

number_

city

or

town

609

New

Hampshire

Lawrence

telephone

785-832-7176

state

KS

zipcode

66044

Ptpewort

Reduction

Act

Statement

TteWormaticnisbe^colectedf^

determine

eligibility

for

listing,

to

fist

properties,

and

to

amend

existing

fistings.

Response

to

this

request

is

required

to

obtain

a

benefit

in

accordance

with

the

National

Historic

Preservation

Act, as amended

(16)

U.S.C.

470

et

seq.).

Estimated

Burden

Statement

Public

reporting

burden

for

this

form

is

estimated

to

average

18.1

hours

per response

including

time

for

reviewing instructions, gathering

and

maintaining

data,

and

comptefing

and

reviewing

ttie

form.

Diredommentoregarolrig

this

burden

estim^

Division,

National

Pa*

Service,

P.O.

Box

37127,

Washington,

DC

20013-7127;

and

die

Office

of

Management

and

Budget,

Paperwork

Reductions

Projects

(10244)018),

Washington,

DC

20503

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Form

10-900-a

OMB

Approval

1024-0018

(8-86)

United

States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

Section

number

7

Page

1

The

Lawrence

Post

Office

(c.

1906)

is

an

example

of

Beaux Arts

architecture. The

property

is

located

at

645

New

Hampshire

in Lawrence,

Douglas

County,

Kansas.

The

masonry

and

steel

frame

structure

was

rehabilitated

in

2001-

2002

as

office

space

for

the

Lawrence

Journal

World

newspaper.

To

accommodate

the

rehabilitation,

an

addition

that

meets

the

Secretary

of

the

Interior's

Standards

for

Preservation

was

added

to

the

rear

of

the

building.

The

building

retains

its

integrity

in

terms

of

location, design,

materials

and workmanship.

The

south

side

is

organized

in

a

complex

tripartite

division

vertically

including

a

double

stone

base,

piano

noble

and

an

attic

story

with

balustrades.

It

is

organized frontally

from

two

recessed

corner bays

to

a

central

bay

with

four

engaged

dart

pilasters.

The

cornice

on

the

front

portion,

the

1906

building,

follows

the

Doric

dentils

in

the

adapted

cornice.

The

building

is

constructed

of

two

major

forms

of

stone

forming

the

subbase

and

the

base,

this

base

also

forming

the

pedestals

and

bottoms

to

the engaged

pilasters,

the

lower piece

being

well-grooved

limestone.

The

upper

portion

of

the

building,

featuring

the

stone

base,

piano

nobile,

and

the

attic

story

are

grooved

limestone.

The

seven

steps

in

the center

of

the

building

lead

up

to

an

entrance

level

step.

The entrance

which

is

the center

of

three

large

windowed

arches

has

the

engaged

broken

pediment

above

the

main

entrance

door

and

diocletian

(Palladian)

windows.

There

is

remarkably

fine

carving

around

the

entrance

door.

The

whole

central

portion

is

held

two feet

in

front

of

the

subsidiary

wings.

The

cornice

and

subbase

line

continue through

above

the

windows

which

have

a

flat

head

with

a

large

carved

lintel

stone

of

limestone,

and

panels

above

them

to

complete

the

form

of

the

piano

nobile.

The

basement

level

of

the

building

has

grilled

windows

for

the

building's

basement.

The

west

facade

on

the

1906

portion

of

the

building

is

divided

into

three

bays

with

windows

on

the

two

exterior

bays

and

a

bricked-in

window

in

the

center.

Each

of

these

windows

has

a

slightly

different

carved

keystone

which

is

similar

to

the

side

windows

on

the

south

side.

The

windows

are

similar

in

design

but

no

diocletian

windows

over.

(The)

cornice

is

the

same.

The

attic

story

is

bricked-in

between

the

pediment

pieces.

The

subbase

is

the

same

as

the

south

facade,

the

base

is

the

same

as

the

south

facade.

Two

windows

are

in

the

basement

with

light

wells

externally.

The

rear

portion

respects

almost every single detail

of

the

1906

building

but

makes

certain

changes.

There

are

no

dentils

within

the cornice

with

follows

the

attic

story

completely.

The

engaged

pilasters

vary

in

detail

with

no

rounded

carvings

on

the

base.

The

pilasters

sit

on

the

subbase

when

seen

against

the

front

portion

of

the

earlier

piece.

Windows

are

similar

in

form

but

lower

than

the

1906

addition

on

the

west

facade

and

it

becomes

clear

that

this

two story

addition

is

in

fact

two

(separate)

stories

rather

than

one

large

ceremonial

space

from

the

original

post

office

in

1906.

The

building

has

some

form

of

in

antis

on

the

northwest

corner

of

the

facade.

NPS

Form

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OMB

Approval

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States

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of

the

Interior

National

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Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Continuation

Sheet

Section

number

7

Page

2

The

north

facade

follows almost

completely

the

detail

of

the

1930

addition,

including

the

various

string

courses

at

sill levels.

The

two

exterior

portions

of

the

longer tripartite

divisions

step

forward

about

a

foot

in

front

of

the

recessed center

portion.

The

center

portion

of

the

facade

includes

pilasters

on

both

the

east

and

west

sides.

There

is

a

loading

dock

addition

with

a

hip

and

then

flat

roof, two

large

columns

on

either

end,

and

two

new

central

columns

of

cast

iron.

The

northwest

corner

is

obscured

with

various

air

conditioning

equipment

and

cyclone

fencing.

The

lower

portion

of

the

loading

bay

is

tripartite

itself,

with

well

arranged lighting,

brick

facade,

slightly

elaborate,

brackets

on

the

corner

posts

appearing

to

make

it

look

and

act

like

a

loggia.

There

are

double

opening

doors.

The

east

facade

is

broadly

similar

to

the

west

facade

except

it

has

two

side

entrances

with

ten

steps

and

an

entrance

step

both

on

the

southeast

and

northeast

corners

built

out

of

similar

stone

as

the

base,

with

handrails.

Lights

with

brackets

above

the

doors

exist

in

both

the

south

and

north

bays

of

the

1906

and

the

1930

addition

combined.

A

new

handicapped

accessible

entrance

stands

at

the

site

of

the

loading

dock.

The

interior renovation

opened

the

building

back

up,

removing

many

of

the

non-original

partitions

and

other

adaptations.

The

project

revealed

the

high,

double

story

space

of

the

original

construction,

opening

up

skylights

and

other

windows

that

had

been

painted

over.

The

terrazzo

floor

and

marble

inlay

with

marble base below

the

windows,

restrained

slightly

reduced

detail

in

terms

of

pilasters,

were

retained.

Wooden

windows

and

floor

were

repaired

and

reused.

Matching

glass

globes

for

the

chandeliers were

installed.

The

renovation

was

reviewed

and

approved

under

the

Secretary

of

the

Interior's

Standards

for

Preservation

as

an

Investment

Tax

Credit

project.

NPS

Form

10-900-a

OMB

Approval

1024-0018

(8-86)

United

States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Continuation Sheet

Section

number

8

Page

1

The

Lawrence

Post

Office

(c.

1906) is

significant

for

its

architect,

architecture

and

as

the

first

Federal

building

erected

in

Lawrence.

It

was

built

in

1906

under

the

government

supervision

of

the

Supervising Architect

of

the

United

States

Treasury

Department,

James

Knox

Taylor

(1897-1912). The

contractor

was Richey

Brothers.

Its

Beaux Arts

style

was

made

famous

at

the

French

school,

"Ecole

des

Beaux

Arts"

in

the

1890s.

It

was

introduced

in

this

country

as

the

American

Renaissance

and

became

a

dominant

factor

in

American

architecture

for

approximately

one

hundred

years

in

such

buildings

as

Grand

Central

Station

in

New

York

City.

Symmetry,

emphasis

on

circulation

and

plan, the

concept

of

axial

organization

and

classical

orders

are

all

feature

of

the

Beaux

Arts

style.

Beaux

Arts

buildings

are

characterized

by

large

and

grandiose

compositions

with

lavish

detail.

Highlights

of

the

style

include

projecting

facades

or

pavilions

with

paired

colossal

columns,

and

enriched

molding. Windows

may

be

enframed

by

free-standing

columns,

balustraded

sills,

and

pedimented

entablatures.

The

Beaux

Arts

incorporates

pronounced

cornices

and

enriched

entablatures

surmounted

by

tall

parapets,

balustrades

or

attic

stories

as

defining

elements

of

the

style.

In

the

early

1900s

the

style

of

post

office

buildings

was

according

to

the

tastes

of

the Supervising Architect

of

the

United

States

Treasury

Department.

Taylor

was

the

incumbent

Supervising Architect

at

the

time

the

Lawrence

Post

Office

was

built.

He

believed

that

"government

buildings

should

be

monumental

and

beautiful,

and

should represent the

ideals

of

democracy

and

high

standards

of

architectural

sophistication

in

their

communities.

He

preferred

styles

derived

from

classical

or

early

American

traditions."

(Boland,

1994)

Taylor

also

emphasized

the

use

of

high

quality

construction materials

and

that

buildings

should be

individually

designed

and

not

standardized.

When

the

addition

was

built

in

1930,

government

buildings

were

still

designed

by

the

Office

of

the

Supervising

architect.

The

plans

for

the

addition were

drawn on

June

8,

1929

by

the acting supervising

architect

J.

A.Walmon.

Government

site

plans

recommended

that

post

offices

be

built

near

rail

centers

or

in

town

centers.

The

Lawrence

postal

building

was

built

near

the

Santa

Fe

Railroad

at

413

east

Seventh

Street and

the

Union

Pacific

Railroad

at

north

Second

Street.

Lawrence

was

at

an

important

period

of

growth

and

prosperity

in

1906.

The

population

had

grown

from

10,625

in

1885

to

12,123

in

1900.

After the

panic

and

depression

of

1893,

construction

of

major

buildings

began

in

the

early

1900s;

the Douglas

County

Courthouse

(1903),

the

Carnegie

Library

Building

(1904),

the

United

States

Post

Office

(1906),

the Perkins

Loan

and

Trust

Company

(1913)

and

the

Eldridge

Hotel

(1929).

The

first

post

office

in

Kansas

was

established on

May

29,1828

at

Fort

Leavenworth,

the

Marysville,

November

11,

1854

with

Lawrence

next,

January

13,

1855.

It

was

organized

by

the

citizens

of

Lawrence

and

located

in

the

home

of

the

postmaster,

Carmi

W.

Babcock.

During

the

years,

the

office

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moved

several

times,

finally

moving

into

the

Bowersock

Opera

House

at

the

corner

of

Winthrop

and

Massachusetts

Street

in

1870.

Political maneuvering

for

a

Federal

postal

building

began

in

the

last

1890s,

with

several

congressmen

trying

to

get

a

bill

before

the

Congress.

An

editorial

in

the

November

9,

1896

Lawrence

Daily

Journal

said,

"post

office

buildings

go

by

favor

and

if

a

town

has

pull

it

can

get

a

building.

What

Lawrence

needs

to

do is

get

'next'

and

make

the

pull herself."

One

man

succeeded

in

acquiring

a

post

office

for

Lawrence

and

thatman

was

Justin

DeWitt

Bowersock,

congressman

from

the

Second

Congressional

District

of

Kansas.

Already

a

successful

merchant

and

grain

dealer in

Iowa

City,

Iowa,

Bowersock

arrived

in

Lawrence,

in

1877.

The

history

of

Lawrence

is

closely

associated

with

the

fortunes

of

Bowersock.

Within

twenty

years

he

had

established

the

Douglas

County

Bank;

was

director

of

Consolidated Barb

Wire

Company;

director

of

the

Leis

Chemical

Manufacturing

Company,

director

in

the Lawrence

National

Gas

and

Coal

Mining

Company;

owner

of

Bowersock

Opera

House;

proprietor

of

the

Lawrence

Paper

Company

and

retained

interest

in

the

flour

mill

and

the

dam.

In

1898,

Bowersock

was

elected

to

the

U.

S.

Congress,

and

on

December

11,1899,

he

presented

a

bill

for

the

erection

of

the

Lawrence

post

office.

The Journal

noted

that

"Bowersock

introduced

a

bill

in

the

House

of

Representatives

today

for

appropriately

$75,000.00

for

the

purchase

of

a

site

and

the

erection

of

a

government

building

in

Lawrence.

Bowersock

intends

to

keep

the

bill

on

the list

all

the

time

so

when

the

opportunity

comes

it

can

be

taken

up."

(Lawrence Daily

Journal.

December

11,1899)

When

the

appropriation

came

through

in

1902,

there was

apparently

some

jealously

among

the

congressmen

as

to

who

would

get

the credit

for

this

plum.

Bowersock

was

finally

given

credit

for

the

establishment

of

a

Federal

post

office

in

Lawrence.

The

Journal

commented

on

the

altercations:

"No

matter

whether

you

like

Mr.

Bowersock

or

not;

no

matter

if

you

are

going

to

vote

against

him;

just

be

fair

and

give

him

the

credit

that

is

his

due."

The

Journal

brought

out

the

fact

that

Bowersock

had

made

a

personal

sacrifice

in

securing

the

post

office

building

for

Lawrence.

The

editor

said

that

"he

could

for

years

to

come

have

rented

his

own

building

to

the

government

for

a

post

office,

but

he

was

a

man

who

worked

for

the

interest

of

the

city

and

not

his

own.

(Lawrence

Daily

World.

September

11,1902)

On

April

6,1906,

the

post

office

moved

into

their

new

offices

and

within

a

year

became

a

first

class

post

office,

with

an

income

of

over

$40,000

a

year.

Due

to

the

rapid growth

of

the

business

development

of

the

town,

the

gross

receipts

of

the

post

office

were

higher

than

any

town

in

the

state

with

the

exception

of

Kansas

City,

Topeka,

and

Wichita.

In

less

than

eight

years

the

business

was

double

what

it

was

when

the

building

was

erected,

giving

credence to

the

fact it

would

soon

need

an

addition. The

addition

completed

in

1930,

more than

doubled the

size

of

the

original

building.

In

November

1929,

an

addition

was

added

and

the

post

office

personnel

moved

to

the

old

Weaver

building.

When

they

moved

back, on

October

13,1930,

receipts

increased

18%

over

the

past

four

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With

the

establishment

of

the

United

States

Postal

Service

in

1829,

post

offices

were

the

principal

means

of

written

communication

which

brought

on

the

necessity

of

good

roads.

Thousands

of

dollars

were

spent

by

each

county in

Kansas

to

improve

their

roads,

so

they

could

qualify

for

rural

free

delivery,

established

by

the

Federal

Government

in

1896.

In

1911,

postal

savings

was

authorized,

which

provided

security for

transfer

of

money,

encouraged

thrift,

and

made

it

easy

for

those without

access

to

banks

to

save

money.

During

the

depression

years

this

benefit

was

preferred

by

some

instead

of

bank

services.

Parcel

post,

inaugurated

in

1913,

provided

another

service

to

the

rural

areas

and

in

1918,

airmail was

initiated

with

parcel

post

air

service

beginning

in

1948.

All

these

services

went

into

effect

in

Lawrence

when

they became

public

law.

On

April

16,

1908,

a

satellite

station

of

the

post

office

was

established

at

the

University

of

Kansas.

On

December

1,1949,

the Douglas

County

Extension

Agency

opened

its

offices

on

the

second floor

of

the

post

office.

The Internal Revenue

Service

also

had

offices

on

this

floor.

When

the

Postmaster

General

became

a

cabinet

post

in

1829,

important

political

figures sometimes

rewarded

party

contributors

with

a

postmaster

position

in

their

hometown.

Postmasters

were

often

important

political

activists

and

local

organizers

for

the

party

in

power.

In

Lawrence,

the

political

jobs

were

held

by

the

postmaster

and

rural

postal

carriers.

Positions

were

filled

on

the

"buddy

system,"

and

having

Lawrence

as

one's

birthplace

was

an

advantage.

Judge

George

J.

Parker, Lawrence

postmaster,

who

took

office

in

1903,

was the

first

postmaster

in

the

new

Federal

building.

Irving

Hill

was

appointed

in

1907

and

held

the

office

for

more

than

four

years.

The

Lawrence

letter

carriers

joined

the

National

Association

of

Letter

Carriers

on

January

15,

1910.

Following

is

a

list

of

some

of

the

postmasters

who

have

served

Lawrence

during

the

years

1906-1956.

1906

George

J.

Barker

1907

Irving

Hill

1911

Charles

S.

Finch

1915

Charles

C.Seewir

1920

Charles

S.

Finch

1924ClitusB.

Hosford

1934

Roger

M.

Williams

1952

Harry

R.

Barnard

(Acting)

1953

James

H.

Parsons

1957

John

B.Harris

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In

195

7

the

Lawrence

Post

Office

had

101

employees;

32

city

delivery

routes

serving

a

population

of

41,000

individuals;

5

rural

routes

serving

1,444

families.

Mail

was

received

and

dispatched

daily

on

9

star

routes

and

16

train

schedules.

Revenue

was

approximately

one

and

one-half

million

dollars

annually.

Today

there

are

170

employees,

56

city

delivery

routes

serving

a

population

of

70,000

individuals;

15

rural

routes

serving

4,000

families.

Revenue

at

the

Lawrence

Post

Office

is

approximately

seven

million

dollars.

The

post

office

closed

in

1973

and

was

purchased

by

the

University

of

Kansas

to

be

used

for

storage.

The

masonry

and

steel

frame

structure

was

rehabilitated

in

2001-

2002

as

office

space

for

the

Lawrence

Journal

World

newspaper.

To

accommodate

the

rehabilitation,

an

addition

that

meets

the

Secretary

of

the

Interior's

Standards

for

Preservation

was

added

to

the

rear

of

the

building.

The

building

retains

its

integrity

in

terms

of

location,

design,

materials

and

workmanship.

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Verbal Boundary

Description

The

nominated

property

is

located

on

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World Company

Addition

No.

1

replat

of

odd

numbered

Lots

1-19

and

numbered

Lots

6-

20

on

New

Hampshire

Street,

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Lots

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vacated alley

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north

and

east

of

said

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Hampshire

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together

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all

appropriate

portions

of

vacated

alleys

lying

adjacent

to

said

lots

as

noted

Block

1,

Lot

2.

The

property

is

bounded

to

the

east

by

New

Hampshire

Street,

to

the

south

by

7

th

Street,

and

to

the north

and

west

by

adjacent

property

lines.

Boundary

Justification

The

nominated

property

contains

all

land

historically

associated

with

it.

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Photographs

U.S.

Post

Office

Lawrence,

Douglas

County,

KS

Treanor

Architects,

PA

July

2002

Treanor

Architects,

PA

1.

Southwest

view,

north

and

east

elevations

showing

new

accessible

entry

addition

2.

West

view,

northeast

accessible

entry,

new

addition

3.

West

view,

northeast

entry,

old

post

office

4.

West

view,

east

elevation

5.

Northwest

view,

east

elevation

and

south

facade

6.

North

view,

south

facade

7.

Northeast

view,

south

facade,

west

elevation

8.

North

view,

south

facade,

entry

detail

9.

Southeast

view,

north

elevation

10.

Entrance

foyer looking

east

11.

South

entrance

looking

west

12.

Southwest

conference

room

13.

Old

mail

room

(newscenter)

looking

northwest

14.

Old

mail

room

(newscenter)

looking

northeast

15.

Southwest

elevation

outside

conference

room

16.

Old

mail

room

(newscenter) skylight

replaced

17.

New

northeast

accessible

entry

and

elevator

lobby

18.

Old

mail

room

(newscenter)

looking

southeast

at

east

offices

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of

Kansas

Lawrence,

KS

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Design

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KS

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