US Post Office-Connellsville
Also known as: Connellsville Post Office
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built between 1911 and 1913 by the W. H. Fissell Company of New York City, the Connellsville Post Office is a two-story, five-bay Classical Revival building of brick on a sandstone foundation, trimmed with marble and marked by Ionic marble semi-columns at its North Arch Street and West Apple Street entrances. Designed under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor, who favored monumental, individually designed federal buildings, it was begun in 1911 and occupied on January 25, 1913, replacing rented quarters that had housed postal service for about 115 years. The drive for the building started in 1902 with local newspaper editor Henry P. Snyder and an appropriation of $115,000 was approved in 1910. It is listed for its architecture and for its connection to the community's federal government work, and it is regarded as one of the last post offices built in this monumental tradition before the 1913 Public Buildings Act introduced standard designs.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is a fine example of early 20th-century Classical Revival institutional architecture, with fluted Ionic marble columns at both entrances, and that it reflects the federal monumental building philosophy of Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor. It also ties the post office to the local coal and coke economy and to the community's drive for a federal building beginning in 1902.
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 92001495, listed June 24, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 115 N. Arch St., Connellsville |
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| County | Fayette County |
| Listed | June 24, 1993 |
| Reference number | 92001495 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1913-1942 |
| Architect / builder | James Knox Taylor (Supervising Architect, Treasury); W. H. Fissell Company (contractor) |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a post office; the delivery and stamp windows are unused and that function is performed at the registry and money order window. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.01620, -79.58946 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 92001495.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7890927
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.