US Post Office
a.k.a. Fort Worth Main Post Office
Lancaster and Jennings Ave., Fort Worth, TXDuring the 1930s, the construction of massive public buildings began to make a notable impact on the Texas urban landscape. The Fort Worth Main Post Office exemplifies the huge Neo-Classical buildings evidently preferred by the federal government at the time. Its large scale is balanced by many fine classically inspired details, some of which were interpreted to appeal to local interests; heads of longhorns and shorthorn cattle add a note of levity to the otherwise stern facade. The structure has been a source of pride to the citizens of Fort Worth for more than half a century.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.