Property Record
136 E 1st Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | NEW RICHMOND POST OFFICE |
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| Other Name: | CITY OF NEW RICHMOND PUBLIC UTILITIES |
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| Reference Number: | 237482 |
| Location (Address): | 136 E 1st Street |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Additions: | C. 1980 1993 |
| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | post office |
| Architectural Style: | International Style |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The post office building was destroyed by the tornado in 1899 and then located in the new Epley Commercial Block, along with the St. Croix Telephone Company, located at 258 South Knowles Avenue. Rural delivery of mail from the New Richmond Post Office began in 1902. In 1921, the post office moved to occupy the first floor of the Hotel Richmond building, located at 105 South Knowles Avenue, and originally constructed in 1913 as a hotel and apartments. Carrier service of mail, within the City of New Richmond, was first introduced in 1946. In 1951, the federal government purchased land for a new post office building along East First Street. The land was not developed until 1958. The new post office was completed in 1961 at the cost of $85,000. The International style New Richmond Post Office, located at 136 East First Street, was closed in 2000, and the building was given to the City of New Richmond as an extension of the city’s Civic Center. A new post office building was then constructed at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and South Knowles Avenue. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |