Old Mineral Wells Post Office
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas
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A surge of growth in this city after 1900 created a need for a larger post office. This structure was the third facility built here after postal service began in 1882. It was constructed between 1911 and 1913 of reinforced concrete and clad with stuccoed brick. Classical details standard to post offices of the era were highlighted with limestone trim. Interior lighting was originally both gas and electric. The design is credited to U.S. Treasury architect James Knox Taylor. The postal facility was closed in 1959 and the building was deeded that year to the city for community use. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
As Mineral Wells surged after 1900 on the strength of its famed mineral waters, the growing city outgrew its earlier post offices and built this reinforced-concrete building in 1911-13, clad in stuccoed brick with limestone Classical trim. Credited to U.S. Treasury architect James Knox Taylor, it originally mixed gas and electric lighting. Closed in 1959, it was deeded to the city for community use.
Why it matters
The building embodies the federal architecture and civic optimism of a booming Progressive-era resort town.
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