{"nrhp_refnum":"86002272","name":"US Post Office-Rossville Main","other_names":["Rossville Post Office","Main Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 Chickamauga Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rossville","county":"Walker County","state":"GA","lat":34.98306150900004,"lon":-85.28638795599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-08-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Georgian Revival post office at 301 Chickamauga Avenue in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia, built in 1931 and enlarged in 1962.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the post office has long been central to Rossville's local history and development. It is the town's only building reflecting Georgian Revival design, and its height and position at the Chickamauga and McFarland intersection shaped the central business district. It also serves as a local landmark and gateway to Chickamauga National Park. The reviewer noted it meets Criterion C as a good local example of Colonial Revival design.","narrative":"Rossville's main post office is a two-story Georgian Revival building on a corner site at Chickamauga and McFarland Avenues. Built in 1931 on a raised basement, it has a tile mansard roof with dormers, tall twelve-over-twelve windows with keystoned jack arches, a dentiled concrete cornice and a four-column pedimented portico reached by a double flight of steps. Inside, pink Georgia marble covers the lobby floor and the lower walls. A 1962 addition along Chickamauga Avenue doubled the workroom space and used marble from the reopened original quarry to match the old work. The building was erected with a $75,000 appropriation under Treasury supervision. Its significance rests on its role in local development: it was the tallest building in town until 1950, anchored the central business district, and is the only example of Georgian Revival design in the area. It also marks the approach to Chickamauga National Park and is regarded locally as a landmark.","period_of_significance":"1931","architect_builder":"L. C. Guess, Architect; James C. Miller, Contractor, Campbellville, KY; under Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore. 1962 addition drawn by Selmon T. Franklin firm, built by Joe Garner","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; used as a government post office. Altered by a 1962 addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.545291-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86002272.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002272/73a335a6fa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002272/73a335a6fa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Andrew Jameson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RossvileGAPostOffice.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Jameson</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:RossvileGAPostOffice.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000274","name":"Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/chickamauga-and-chattanooga-national-military-park-66000274/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93209829","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Post_Office-Rossville_Main","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29093308"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/walker-county/us-post-office-rossville-main-86002272/"}