View, United States Post Office and Courthouse, Greensboro, North Carolina

U. S. Post Office and Courthouse (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, United States Post Office and Courthouse, Greensboro, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Art deco (Architecture)
Post offices
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0293
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Greensboro (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: United States Post Office and Courthouse (Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Whetmore, James A. 
Built:
Community:
Greensboro
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
Considered one of North Carolina's finest Depression era buildings, the building was constructed using granite from Mount Airy, limestone, bronze, marble, and aluminum.
Historical note:
The building falls within the boundaries of the Downtown Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Greensboro (N.C.)
Subjects:
Government buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places