United States Post Office Building, Federal post office building in Selma, United States.

The United States Post Office Building in Selma is a Beaux-Arts federal building of 1909, designed in the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor. A one-story addition was made to its rear in 1928. In front stands a 1913 memorial arch to Senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus, designed by Chicago monument designer Hugh A. Price.

The building was designed by James Knox Taylor in the early 1900s as part of a nationwide effort to upgrade post office facilities. It represents the federal construction standards of that period and remains an example of the infrastructure that supported national communication.

The memorial arch in front of the building, added in 1913, honours U.S. Senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus, both former Grand Dragons of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. Its design came from Hugh A. Price, a Chicago monument designer. The arch stands apart from the 1909 Beaux-Arts building and is the feature most often discussed by passers-by.

The post office no longer occupies the building; it moved to a new building on the other side of downtown. The 1909 Beaux-Arts facade and the 1928 one-story rear addition can be seen from the street. The 1913 memorial arch in front, designed by Chicago monument designer Hugh A. Price, stands separately and is worth a look.

The memorial arch in front of the building, added in 1913, honours Senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund W. Pettus, both former Grand Dragons of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan; it was designed by Chicago monument maker Hugh A. Price. The post office itself later moved to a new building on the other side of downtown.