Old United States Post Office (Philadelphia, Mississippi) facts for kids

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Old U.S. Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Mississippi Show map of Mississippi Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	523 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935 (1935)
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architect	Neal A. Melick
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	95000788
Added to NRHP	June 30, 1995

The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was built in 1936. It is a structure of historical significance, being one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the Great Depression as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal public buildings program. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995. The building currently houses the Philadelphia police department.