The Old U.S. Post Office in

Philadelphia, Mississippi Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,118 at the 2020 census. History Philadelphia is incorporated as a municipality; it was given its current name in 1903, two year ...

was built in 1936. It is a structure of historical significance, being one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's

New Deal The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Cons ...

public buildings program. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995.NRHP Registration Form, Form 10-900, (Old) U.S. Post Office-Philadelphia, page 1
/ref> The building currently houses the Philadelphia police department.

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{{commonscat-inline Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Neshoba County, Mississippi Government buildings completed in 1935 Neoclassical architecture in Mississippi Philadelphia, Mississippi