{"nrhp_refnum":"80001258","name":"U.S. Post Office and Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"605 Elizabeth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waycross","county":"Ware County","state":"GA","lat":31.209404936000055,"lon":-82.36186758399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-02-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story masonry former U.S. Post Office and Courthouse at 605 Elizabeth Street in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. The original one-story building was built in 1911 and enlarged in 1936.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a significant example of Renaissance Revival architecture, Romano-Tuscan mode, a type used for many federal buildings of its time. It cites the age, architecture, workmanship and materials, including marble and oak interiors. The form states that no historic events were linked to the site, and that the 1936 addition enhanced rather than detracted from the building.","narrative":"Located on Elizabeth Street in downtown Waycross, this two-story masonry building served as the city's post office and federal courthouse. It was built in 1911 as a one-story structure with a basement. In 1936 a second story and two-story wings were added, partly to house the United States District Court. The exterior's middle portion is marble and granite, and the front is symmetrical, with a large cornice and four arched windows beside the entrance. Inside, Georgia marble stairs, marble wainscoting, oak woodwork and terrazzo and maple floors reflect the quality of the materials. James Knox Taylor is named as architect of the original, G. W. Stone designed the addition, and a Chicago firm, Dice-Schmidt Construction Co., was the contractor. The nomination presents the building as an example of Renaissance Revival design in the Romano-Tuscan mode, common among federal buildings of the period. It has been unoccupied since 1975, when postal operations moved to a new facility, though the structure remains sound.","period_of_significance":"1911-1936","architect_builder":"Architect James Knox [Taylor] (original, 1911; name partly garbled in the text); G. W. Stone (1936 addition); contractor Dice-Schmidt Construction Co., Chicago, Illinois, Lucius E. Allen, Construction Engineer","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival Architecture, Romano-Tuscan Mode","criteria":[],"status_note":"Unoccupied since 1975 after the Postal Service moved to a new facility; described as structurally sound but with interior deterioration from lack of maintenance, including peeling paint.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.409458-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/80001258.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001258/d84f57c054-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001258/d84f57c054-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Flanders Studio, Waycross, Georgia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_and_Court_House_(1935),_Waycross_(Ware_County,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Flanders Studio, Waycross, Georgia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_and_Court_House_(1935),_Waycross_(Ware_County,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"92000125","name":"Downtown Waycross Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/downtown-waycross-historic-district-92000125/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209861","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_and_Courthouse_(Waycross,_Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891108"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/ware-county/u-s-post-office-and-courthouse-80001258/"}