C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building

The C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building, also known as the Big Stone Gap Post Office and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and post office building located in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built between 1911 and 1913. It is a three-story, seven bay, stone building with a low hipped roof in the Second Renaissance Revival style. The front facade features a three bay Tuscan order portico consisting of four pairs of coupled, unfluted columns.[4] The building is named for Congressman C. Bascom Slemp.

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building
C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building is located in Virginia
C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building
Location322 Wood Ave. E.[1]
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′59″N 82°46′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911-1913
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.75002043[2]
VLR No.101-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1975
Designated VLROctober 21, 1975[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[2]

References
  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 12, 2016.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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