The former US Post Office, also known as the US Post Office/Federal Building, is an historic red brick

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building located at 430 South Spring Street in downtown

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. Built in 1936, it was designed in a mixture of the

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and Moderne or

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styles by architect R. Stanley Brown who worked under

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, head of the

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. In the building's lobby are two wall murals by

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artist Arthur L. Bairnsfather, which commemorate Burlington's history as a

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manufacturing center. Since November 3, 1987, the building has been owned by Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Alamance County Tax Records for 430 S Spring St
/ref> On September 23, 1988, it was added to the

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. It is located in the

Downtown Burlington Historic District Downtown Burlington Historic District is a national Historic district (United States), historic district located at Burlington, North Carolina, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It encompasses 40 contributing buildings ...

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External links

Vintage Postcard – United States Post Office, Burlington, N.C.

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