Location Information
(for the Old U.S. Post Office)
Name:(Old) U.S. Post Office [Philadelphia Police Department]
Address:523 Main Street
City/County:Philadelphia, Neshoba County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1936
Architectural Styles(s):Mediterranean
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:30 Jun 1995
NR District Name:Downtown Philadelphia (2005)
    NR Status:Previously Listed
    Element No.:65
View National Register Nomination Form
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:08-16-1990
Recorded:08-31-1990
Book/Vol. No.:V. A185, p. 628
Easement Information
No. of Active Easements:2
Date Signed:02-27-1990
Date Signed:10-21-2014
Expires:10-21-2039
Book/Vol. No.:V. 2014 Pg. 3708-3710
Context/Comments
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.