Old Post Office
The Federal Building, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic institutional building located at 201 North Vienna Street in Ruston, Louisiana. Built in 1909 to host Ruston Post Office, the structure is a small one-story rectangular limestone building with a hipped roof featuring circular dormers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: post office in Ruston, Louisiana
- Also known as: “Federal Building”
- Address: 201 North Vienna Street, Ruston, LA 71270
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dixie Theatre and Ruston State Bank.
Dixie Theatre
Theater building
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The Dixie Center for the Arts, also known as the Dixie Theater or simply the Dixie, is a theater-style venue located at 212 North Vienna Street in Ruston, Louisiana.
Ruston State Bank
Historic building
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The Ruston State Bank, also known as the Ruston State Bank and Trust Company, is a historic institutional building located at 107 North Trenton Street in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. Ruston State Bank is situated 500 feet southwest of Old Post Office.
Ruston Central Fire Station
Historic building
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ruston Central Fire Station is a historic fire station located at 200 East Mississippi Avenue in Ruston, Louisiana, United States. Originally built in 1926, the two-story stucco over concrete structure was expanded in 1945 with the addition of a one-story side wing which did not alter its overall style and look. Ruston Central Fire Station is situated 600 feet southeast of Old Post Office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruston and Vienna.
Ruston
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Ruston is the fourth-largest city in Northern Louisiana, with a population of about 23,000 people, and is home to Louisiana Tech University.
Vienna
Village
Vienna is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 483 in 2020. During the American Civil War, Confederate troops drilled at a new camp established in 1862 in Vienna. Vienna is situated 4½ miles north of Old Post Office.
Grambling
Village
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grambling is a city in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,239 in 2020. The city is home to Grambling State University and is part of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area. Grambling is situated 4½ miles west of Old Post Office.
Old Post Office
- Categories: post office, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lincoln, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.52993° or 32° 31′ 48″ northLongitude
-92.63826° or 92° 38′ 18″ westElevation
335 feet (102 metres)Inception
1909Levels
1Open location code
8649G9H6+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 346181933OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingGeoNames ID
11903239Wikidata ID
Q55611528
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