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United States historic place
U.S. Post Office--Rossville Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office-Rossville Main is located in GeorgiaU.S. Post Office-Rossville MainShow map of GeorgiaU.S. Post Office-Rossville Main is located in the United StatesU.S. Post Office-Rossville MainShow map of the United States
Location301 Chickamauga Ave., Rossville, Georgia
Coordinates34°58′59″N 85°17′11″W / 34.98306°N 85.28639°W / 34.98306; -85.28639
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1931
Built byJames C. Miller
ArchitectL.C. Guess, James Wetmore
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.86002272
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1986

US Post Office-Rossville Main, also known as Rossville Post Office, is a post office built in 1931 in Rossville, Georgia. It is a brick, two-story building with Georgian Revival style, with a tetrastyle pedimented portico. An eagle emblem is inset to the transom over the double front doors within the portico. It has tall 12 over 12 windows and a tile, mansard roof interrupted by dormer windows.

The original post office in Rossville was in the John Ross House, preserved on the National Register and located just behind this post office. John Ross was a leader of the Cherokee Indians.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ethel N. Haves (November 27, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rossville Post Office / Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2017. with six photos from 1982

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