U.S. Post Office
The U.S. Post Office in Redlands is a federal post office located at the corner of Brookside Avenue and Eureka Street. The brick building has an irregular shape with a distinctive octagonal dome topped with tiles, interior arches filled with wrought iron grillwork, and a covered arcade supported by heavy piers.
The building was designed and constructed between 1933 and 1934 by architect G. Stanley Wilson, replacing the original post office that had served the town since 1887. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and underwent careful restoration in 1982.
The building serves as a gathering place where residents handle mail and often greet familiar faces across the counter. For many in Redlands, it represents continuity and community connection through the everyday act of sending letters and packages.
The building is centrally located in Redlands at a street corner and is easily reached on foot from shops and nearby services. A ramp for wheelchair access was added during the 1982 restoration, and interior facilities were reorganized for better service.
The building features a rare element for California post offices: decorative wrought iron grillwork in the arches and clerestory windows above the main lobby that allow natural light to flood the interior. Such ornamental details were uncommon in federal buildings of that era.
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