East Liverpool Post Office
Also known as: East Liverpool Pottery Museum
Why it's listed
Built of smooth stone block, this one-story post office at Fifth and Broadway in East Liverpool shows Beaux Arts Classical design adapted for a small-town public building. The federal government bought the lot in 1908 for $30,000 and appropriated $150,000 for the site and building, which was finished and occupied in 1909. The symmetrical design centers on a rounded corner entrance reached by curved stone steps and topped with a bracketed segmental pediment. Large round-arched windows, carved garlands, cartouches, a dentiled cornice and a balustraded parapet provide decoration. Inside are vaulted ceilings and a terrazzo floor. A square stone entry was added on the south side in the 1940s. The Ohio Historical Society bought the building in 1971 to house a pottery museum. That use reflects the region's clay deposits and its ceramic industry, which had 285 kilns and 7,000 workers by 1925.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as a good example of Beaux Arts Classicism adapted for a local public building. It also notes its new role housing a museum honoring the area's ceramic industry, which had become a major center in Ohio by 1925.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76001384, listed November 21, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 5th and Broadway Sts., East Liverpool |
|---|---|
| County | Columbiana County |
| Listed | November 21, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001384 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts Classicism |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in excellent or good condition and being adapted for use as the Ohio Historical Society's East Liverpool Pottery Museum; the exterior was to remain unaltered. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | East Liverpool Downtown Historic District |
| Coordinates | 40.61827, -80.57703 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76001384.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14714269
- This listing as JSON
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