This former post office, built in 1935-36, was designed and built under the direction of Louis A. Simon (1867-1958), Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1933 to 1939. It was later acquired by the City of Philadelphia and converted to use as the police station. The former post office building was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 16 August 1990. It was individually listed on the National Register on 30 June 1995, and it was later included as a "previously listed" element (element #65) in the Downtown Philadelphia Historic District, which was placed on the National Register in 2005. |