Post Office, Gallia & Chillicothe Sts., March 31, 1913, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Title
Post Office, Gallia & Chillicothe Sts., March 31, 1913, Portsmouth, Ohio
Description
Black and white photo of the old stone Post Office and somewhat behind it, the Sixth Street M.E. Church surrounded in flood water. The post office was built in 1891 at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets, expanded in 1914, and closed in 1936 when the new post office was opened. The stone post office was razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Creator
E.C.Kropp Co., Milwaukee
Date
1913
Contributor
Donated by the family of Jeanne Collis-Johnston
Format
9 x 14 cm postcard
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Collection
Citation
E.C.Kropp Co., Milwaukee, “Post Office, Gallia & Chillicothe Sts., March 31, 1913, Portsmouth, Ohio,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed November 24, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/21650.