Jacksonville Post Office
Also known as: The Landmark
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Why it's listed
Completed in 1933, this two-story brick and limestone building at the corner of E. Rusk and Jackson streets served as Jacksonville's post office and was the first federal building erected in Cherokee County. Before it opened, the post office had occupied four leased locations. Construction followed standardized Treasury Department plans under Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore, with P.A. Sanford of Montgomery, Alabama, as contractor. Classical proportions, fluted pilasters, steel casement windows and marble spandrels are combined with simplified detailing that reflects Art Deco and Moderne influences. A one-story east wing and an elevator shaft on the west were added in 1967, but the original exterior remains largely intact. The building shows how the federal public building program, expanded in the late 1920s and early 1930s, reached a small Texas town. After the Postal Service left in 2000, a local business owner began converting it into a restaurant and small hotel.
Significance in brief: It was the first federal building constructed in Cherokee County and reflects the federal public building program of the 1920s and 1930s. Its Classical Revival form with simplified Art Deco and Moderne detailing is described as the county's most significant local example of these trends. It is nominated under Criterion A for Government and Criterion C for Architecture, at the local level.
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 03001417, listed January 14, 2004. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 402 E. Rusk St., Jacksonville |
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| County | Cherokee County |
| Listed | January 14, 2004 |
| Reference number | 03001417 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1933 |
| Architect / builder | Architect = Wetmore, James A.; Builder = Sanford, P.A. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacated by the Postal Service in 2000; being rehabilitated as a restaurant on the ground floor and a small hotel upstairs, renamed The Landmark. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 31.96373, -95.27014 (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 03001417.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q107321156
- This listing as JSON
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