The Old Post Office - Dublin, Georgia

08/05/2015

This picture was taken at the intersection of East Madison and South Franklin, looking west. The year is 1913, without a doubt, because: 1) The Skyscraper is completed and 2) The lamp stands on the Old Post office are square. They were rounded off to their present shape by the Federal Government in January of 1914. The big building west of the Old Post office was known as the Burch Building.

03/19/2014

Visit Dublin GA as Dublin Laurens St. Patrick's Festival continues in Downtown Dublin, GA this weekend during Super Saturday's Arts & Crafts Festival and Parade, live music & food o'plenty at Stone Horse Tavern, and so much more!

Continue the craic in true Irish spirit as Dublin’s 49th Annual St. Patrick’s Festival heads downtown for the biggest jig of them all: Super Saturday!1. Fuel up first with the Dublin Exchange Club’s Pancake Supper on Thursday, March 20th from 4 p.m. ...

01/24/2014

Circa 1910. Before it was located on East Madison, Dublin's Post Office was located on the Southwest corner of S. Jefferson and W. Madison...where the First National Bank (1913), aka "The Skyscraper" currently sits. To the right is the Four Seasons building. Originally 3 stories, it burned in the 70's. The top two floors were a total loss, but the ground floor was saved, and is still in use today.

01/23/2014

Circa 1917-1925. I wish I could have a conversation with everyone who has ever been here. This beautiful woman's identity is not known. Her family, named King, lived on the eastern end of Bellevue for a short time in the 20s. They left a scrapbook with no pictures identified that wound up in the possession of Scott Thompson.

11/08/2013

The Old Post Office in 1913 with the First National Bank (a.k.a. "The Skyscraper") near completion. Before being built at 130 East Madison Street, Dublin's Post Office was located on the site of the First National Bank building

10/23/2013

Here's the top five reasons to Visit Dublin this weekend:1. Scare up a feast by visiting the Farmers Market at Market on Madison on Saturday, October 26th from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fresh local fruits, veggies, baked goods, herbs, and more await! ...

09/16/2013

The Old Post Office is Dublin's newest attraction.

The Old Post Office received the 2013 Marguerite Williams Award by The Georgia Trust for Excellence in Restoration.  Built in 1911, the grand neoclassical post office building features vaulted ceilings, marble-edged floors, arched windows, and revolution front door. The post master's office hold...

08/31/2013

"I feel that you will agree with me that no specimens of good architecture in the country are better fitted to exert a beneficial influence upon the general development of our building than these post-office buildings of the less important classes placed in the smaller cities where they are often the most important structures in their neighborhoods, so that they stand as examples of what we should like to see done by the cities and by the citizens themselves." Franklin Mac Veagh, Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-1913

08/30/2013

A very clear in progress picture. This would be May-June of 1912.

08/29/2013

The Lobby much like it looked in 1912...

08/29/2013

Presented annually to the project that has had the greatest impact on preservation in the state of Georgia.