Florence Post Office

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Florence Post Office
121 North Pikes Peak Avenue (Colorado State Highway 67)
Florence, CO 81226
(719) 784-3818
Fax: (719) 784-9144

Historic post office listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1936
Architect: Louis A. Simon (U.S. Treasury Department)
Architectural style: Neoclassical; Art Deco detailing
Areas of significance: Politics/Government; Architecture
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 1/22/1986
Other designations: part of the "U.S. Post Offices in Colorado" Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This post office was constructed with the help of federal aid funds. Although not physically constructed by workers of any of the New Deal agencies that employed people during the Great Depression, the building is nonetheless a good example of the kind of government aid that was provided to struggling communities during the Depression.