The Cordova Post Office and Courthouse is a historic government building at 612 2nd Street in
Cordova, Alaska
Cordova ( ) is a city in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States. It lies near the mouth of the Copper River, at the head of Orca Inlet on the east side of Prince William Sound. The population was 2,609 at the 2020 census, up from 2,239 in ...
. It is an L-shaped building, its structure determined in part by the site, which is set into a hill. At the front it is three stories in height and five bays wide, with its main entrance in the leftmost bay, sheltered by a modern solid canopy. The exterior is finished in concrete. The interior originally had the post office on the first floor, a courtroom and judge's chambers on the second floor, and other court offices and a law library on the third floor.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1977,
[ at which time it was reported to be the oldest post office building in Alaska still in use as a post office.][ and ] Cordova's main post office is now at 502 Railroad Avenue, and its court is now located at 500 Water Street.
Currently, the building is utilized as the office for the Chugach National Forest
The Chugach National Forest is a United States National Forest in south central Alaska. Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve. The Ch ...
's Cordova Ranger District.
See also
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*List of United States post offices
Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or of the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include in ...
References
1924 establishments in Alaska
Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Cordova, Alaska
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
Government buildings completed in 1924
Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
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