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Title: New Post Office, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Post Office
Description: Looking southwest at the two-story limestone and granite post office building designed by architect James Knox Taylor and completed in 1910 at a cost of $488,016.67. It was the first federally-sponsored post office in Des Moines specifically designed for only that purpose. Post operations had previously been on the first floor of the "Old Federal Building" at Fifth and Court Avenue (built 1870, razed 1968) beginning in 1870. Postal operations moved from the Walnut Street building in 1971 to a much larger facility at Second and University Avenue. This building is used for county offices. It is located on East Walnut Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 604.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14679

Title: Post office, Creston, Iowa, Creston Post Office
Description: Looking northeast at a Georgian Revival, Beaux Arts building, designed by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury, built in 1901. It housed the post office on the main floor and a federal courtroom on the second floor. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The post office has subsequently been relocated to a more modern building, and this building has been converted into commercial space located at 281 North Maple Street, Creston, Union County, Iowa. Number B415.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16969

Title: Post office, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Post Office
Description: Looking southwest at the two-story limestone and granite post office building designed by architect James Knox Taylor and completed in 1910 at a cost of $488,016.67. It was the first federally-sponsored post office in Des Moines specifically designed for only that purpose. Post operations had previously been on the first floor of the "Old Federal Building" at Fifth and Court Avenue (built 1870, razed 1968) beginning in 1870. Postal operations moved from the Walnut Street building in 1971 to a much larger facility at Second and University Avenue. This building is used for county offices. It is located on East Walnut Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18810

Title: U.S. Post Office, Centerville, Iowa, Appanoose County Historical & Coal Mining Museum, Appanoose County Historical and Coal Mining Museum
Description: Looking south at the Colonial Revival, Georgian style building which was constructed in 1904 for a post office. It is currently used as the Appanoose County Historical & Coal Mining Museum. It is located at 100 West Maple Street, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 2453-29.
Date Created: 1929
PID: grinnell:13423

Title: U.S. Veterans Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, VA Central Iowa Health Care System
Description: Looking west at the original entrance to the U.S. Veterans Hospital. The building still stands at 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1936 postmark.
Date Created: 1936
PID: grinnell:14683

Title: U.S. Weather Bureau, Charles City, Iowa, United States Weather Bureau, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)
Description: The two story brick building was opened November 1, 1904. Sign on front of the building says "U.S. Weather Bureau, Department of Agriculture". The discretion as to where the weather stations are to be located is left with the Secretary of Agriculture. Number 10149.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13614