Old San Jose Post Office

historic building in San Jose, California, United States, now part of the San Jose Museum of Art
Place historic_building Q121697258
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Old San Jose Post Office

Summary

Old San Jose Post Office is a historic building[1].

Key Facts

  • Old San Jose Post Office is located in San Jose[2].
  • Old San Jose Post Office is in the country of United States[3].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's image is recorded as USA-San Jose-San Jose Museum of Art-1.jpg[4].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's instance of is recorded as historic building[5].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's instance of is recorded as discontinued post office[6].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's instance of is recorded as wing[7].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's architect is recorded as Willoughby J. Edbrooke[8].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's owned by is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[9].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's owned by is recorded as City of San José[10].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's architectural style is recorded as Richardsonian Romanesque[11].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's location is recorded as Downtown San Jose[12].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's part of is recorded as San Jose Museum of Art[13].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's Commons category is recorded as Old San Jose Post Office[14].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20021802[15].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's occupant is recorded as United States Post Office Department[16].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's occupant is recorded as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Library[17].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's occupant is recorded as San Jose Museum of Art[18].
  • +1895-02-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old San Jose Post Office[19].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 37.333333333333336, 'longitude': -121.89027777777778, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[20].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's NRHP reference number is recorded as 73000453[21].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's located on street is recorded as South Market Street[22].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[23].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's heritage designation is recorded as California Historical Landmark[24].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q857027', 'amount': '+33000'}[25].
  • Old San Jose Post Office's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 58195[26].

Body

Geography

Old San Jose Post Office is in the country of United States[3]. It is located in San Jose[2]. Its part of is recorded as San Jose Museum of Art[13].

Physical Characteristics

Old San Jose Post Office's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q857027', 'amount': '+33000'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic building[5], discontinued post office[6], and wing[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place[23] and California Historical Landmark[24].

History and Context

+1895-02-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old San Jose Post Office[19]. Owners include Federal Government of the United States[9], a federal government[27], in United States[28], founded in 1789[29], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[30] and City of San José[10], a municipal government of California[31], in United States[32], founded in 1850[33], headquartered in San Jose[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . National Register Information System. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . sjpl.org. sjpl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . npgallery.nps.gov. npgallery.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . National Register Information System. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . ohp.parks.ca.gov. ohp.parks.ca.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . archinform.net. Retrieved . archinform.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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