{"nrhp_refnum":"81000223","name":"U.S. Post Office","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"150 N. Scott St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Joliet","county":"Will County","state":"IL","lat":41.52746159900005,"lon":-88.08023998299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story limestone post office at 150 North Scott Street in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, built between August 1901 and June 1903 under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor, with contractor Adam Groth.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is architecturally and historically significant as a long-serving public facility, a symbol of community growth and pride, and a distinctive Renaissance Revival design that has kept its basic integrity. It is described as a physical link between present-day Joliet and its past development.","narrative":"Joliet's main post office, at 150 North Scott Street, is a free-standing two-story limestone building with a partial basement, constructed from August 1901 to June 1903. Congress appropriated $100,000 for it in 1899, and the site was bought that October. James Knox Taylor served as supervising architect, and Joliet contractor Adam Groth carried out the work. The design is most characteristic of Renaissance Revival, with a rusticated facade, four two-story engaged fluted Ionic columns at the entrance, a curved pediment with a cartouche, and a balustrade above the cornice. Inside, the lobby was praised in 1903 for its tile floor, Vermont marble wainscoting and carved oak paneling. A rear addition in 1931-1932 enlarged the workroom, mailing platform and vestibule in matching style. The building served as the post office for nearly eighty years and was listed as a local landmark of community pride and architectural integrity.","period_of_significance":"1900-1999","architect_builder":"Supervising Architect: James Knox Taylor; Contractor: Adam Groth; Govt. Supervisor: Ennis R. Austin","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good and occupied; in use as the post office since 1903 but scheduled to be vacated in 1981 when a new facility was completed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.855021-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/8943/28894343/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/81000223.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000223/6c34b8ebed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000223/6c34b8ebed-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"publichall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Post_Office_1903.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">publichall</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:Post_Office_1903.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100009642","name":"Downtown Joliet Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/downtown-joliet-historic-district-100009642/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894343","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Joliet,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890981"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/will-county/u-s-post-office-81000223/"}