{"nrhp_refnum":"74002081","name":"Post Office Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lee at King St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Greenville","county":"Hunt County","state":"TX","lat":33.14011423100004,"lon":-96.11053878799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-08-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story federal post office building at Lee and King Streets in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, completed in 1910 from plans prepared by the Treasury Department under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor.","why_significant":"The building is a typical example of Neo-Classical Revival federal architecture and was the only monumental building in Greenville when built in 1910. It remains the city's prime example of the style. It is also where Audie Murphy enlisted on June 20, 1942.","narrative":"Completed in 1910 at Lee and King Streets in Greenville, Texas, this one-story post office was designed by the Treasury Department under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor. Its concrete frame is faced with white limestone and red brick, with three large arched openings on the south facade, a pedimented central doorway, large stone quoins, a stone cornice and parapet, and a metal hipped mansard roof. A 1929 extension to the north added work space and dock facilities, repeating the original materials and details. When built, it was the only monumental building in the city and added greatly to the downtown's architectural character. Later monumental buildings followed, yet it remains the city's leading example of Neo-Classical Revival design. Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, enlisted here on June 20, 1942. Postal operations ended in 1970, and the city planned to acquire the building for municipal use.","period_of_significance":"20th Century","architect_builder":"Treasury Department under the direction of James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacated as a post office in 1970 and now empty; in fair condition with some deterioration of wood doors and windows. The City of Greenville planned to acquire it for municipal use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.416194-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/9726/40972634/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/74002081.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002081/707001a05a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74002081/707001a05a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Damon Robins","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greenville_Post_Office.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Damon Robins</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greenville_Post_Office.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972634","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Building_(Greenville,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7233685"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/hunt-county/post-office-building-74002081/"}