United States Post Office (Nampa, Idaho)

United States Post Office - Nampa Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station in 2019
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Location	123 11th Avenue South, Nampa, Idaho
Coordinates	43°34′46″N 116°35′08″W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1931
Architect	James A. Wetmore
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
NRHP reference No.	89000132[1]
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1989

The United States Post Office - Nampa Main, also known as the Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station,^[2] in Nampa, Idaho, is a two-story Neoclassical building completed in 1931. James A. Wetmore was the supervising architect. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[3]

History

In 1922 the Nampa Post Office rented facilities at the First National Bank,^[4] and a permanent post office was constructed next to the bank in 1930 by Boise contractor J.O. Jordan & Sons.^[5] The building was completed June 21, 1931.^[6]

An arsonist caused fire damage to the building in 1973.^[7]

The building was named in 2009 for Nampa resident Herbert A. Littleton, a Medal of Honor recipient who died in the Korean War.^[8][9]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "111th Congress Public Law 56". Congressional Record, Vol. 155 (2009). Retrieved June 17, 2020.
3. H.J. "Jim" Kolva; Steve Franks (August 31, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office--Nampa Main". National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures
4. "Rooms Remodeled for Nampa Postoffice Site". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 15, 1922. p. 7.
5. "Work Starts on Postoffice". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 8, 1930. p. 7.
6. "New postoffice building at Nampa...(photo)". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 29, 1931. p. 10.
7. Bill Hathaway (January 8, 1973). "Fire Damages Nampa Post Office". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 1.
8. Erika Bolstad (May 13, 2009). "Nampa post office to be named in hero's honor - Congress is expected to name the building for Herbert Littleton, 58 years after his death". Idaho Statesman.
9. Strauss, Sharon (December 6, 2009). "Nampa post office named for war hero". Idaho Press-Tribune. Nampa, Idaho. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.

External links

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