United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture. However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.
Following is a list of United States post offices in Tennessee. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Post officeCityDate builtImageArchitectNotesUnited States Post Office (Bolivar, Tennessee)Bolivar1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office-Shelby Street StationBristol1900James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Brownsville, Tennessee)Brownsville1935–1936United States Post Office (Camden, Tennessee)Camden1936–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickU.S. Post Office, now the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building and United States CourthouseChattanooga1932–1933R. H. HuntOld Post Office (Chattanooga, Tennessee)Chattanooga1891–1893unknownClarksville Federal Building, now Customs House Museum and Cultural CenterClarksville1897–1898William Martin Aiken, David A. MurphyFederal Building (Clarksville, Tennessee)Clarksville1935C. H. LindsleyUnited States Post Office (Cleveland, Tennessee)Cleveland1910James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office (Clinton, Tennessee)Clinton1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office and Court House (Columbia, Tennessee), now Federal BuildingColumbia1941–1942Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick, William Dewey FosterUnited States Post Office and Court House (Cookeville, Tennessee), now L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and CourthouseCookeville1916Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office (Crossville, Tennessee), now Milo Lemert Memorial Building Crossville1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Dayton, Tennessee), now Dayton Electric & Water BuildingDayton1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Decherd, Tennessee)Decherd1939–1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickDickson Post OfficeDickson1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Dresden, Tennessee)Dresden1936–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Elizabethton, Tennessee), now the Elizabethton-Carter County LibraryElizabethton1931–1932James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Erwin, Tennessee)Erwin1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Gleason, Tennessee)Gleason1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office and Court House (Jackson, Tennessee), now Ed Jones Federal Building and U.S. CourthouseJackson1931–1933James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (Jefferson City, Tennessee)Jefferson City1939–1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office and Mine Rescue StationJellico1915Oscar Wenderoth, W. H. FissellUnited States Post Office (Johnson City, Tennessee)Johnson City1937Lorimer RichOld Post Office Building (Knoxville, Tennessee)Knoxville1869–1873Alfred B. MullettUnited States Post Office and Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee)Knoxville1934Baumann and BaumannUnited States Post Office (LaFollette, Tennessee)LaFollette1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)Lawrenceburg1935Louis A. Simon, John W. Wolcott Jr.United States Post Office (Lenoir City, Tennessee)Lenoir City 1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Lewisburg, Tennessee)Lewisburg1935Old Post Office (Lexington, Tennessee), now Beech River Heritage Museum Lexington1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Livingston, Tennessee)Livingston1936–1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Manchester, Tennessee)Manchester1940Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Martin, Tennessee)Martin1917–1918James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office (McKenzie, Tennessee)McKenzie1935Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office-MainMcMinnville1931W. C. Stone, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office-Front Street StationMemphis1876James G. HillUnited States Post Office (Milan, Tennessee)Milan1936Louis A. Simon With United States Post Office (Morristown, Tennessee), now Henry Street StationMorristown1915Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office (Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee)Mt. Pleasant 1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Nashville, Tennessee), now Frist Art MuseumNashville1932–1934Marr & HolmanUnited States Post Office (Newport, Tennessee)Newport1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office at Old HickoryOld Hickory1934Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office (Ripley, Tennessee)Ripley1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickRockwood Post OfficeRockwood1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickOld Post Office (Savannah, Tennessee), now Tennessee River MuseumSavannah1939Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office, now Sevier County Heritage MuseumSevierville1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (South Pittsburg, Tennessee)South Pittsburg1934–1935Emil C. Seiz Jr., G. W. Stone United States Post Office (Sparta, Tennessee)SpartaLouis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Sweetwater, Tennessee)Sweetwater 1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office (Trenton, Tennessee)Trenton1935Louis A. Simon, George O. Von NertaUnited States Post Office (Union City, Tennessee)Union City1912–1913James Knox Taylor
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