This restrained Colonial Revival/Art Deco structure of marble and brick was designed by Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect for the Department of the Treasury. The lobby features a 1947 mural by Russell Hardman of Native Americans meeting DeSoto. The Old Post Office is on the National Register, owned by the City, and located in Guntersville’s historic and entertainment districts next door to a shuttered restaurant in a historic building that is for sale.
The Post Office has dropped ceilings upstairs and a few other 1960's modifications, but the original marble lobby, brass mailboxes, and handsome stained wood doors and trim are in great shape although the building has been vacant for several years. Recently repaired problems with the cove gutters and roof system (a combination of slate hip and ridge with a flat rubber roof on the mail room) caused several interior walls to effloresce and the lead-based paint to flake. An Alabama Historical Commission grant in 2015 funded scraping, re-glazing, sealing, and painting the original exterior wood windows. Exterior window and stair wells do not drain and asbestos mitigation is needed in the boiler room.
Initial plans to renovate the spacious building for City offices have been shelved because needs have changed, but the City wants to revitalize the handsome building through sale or lease to anchor one end of its otherwise vibrant historic and entertainment districts.
Contact: Ms. Milla Sachs, executive assistant to the Mayor, 341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976, (256) 571-7560.
Initial plans to renovate the spacious building for City offices have been shelved because needs have changed, but the City wants to revitalize the handsome building through sale or lease to anchor one end of its otherwise vibrant historic and entertainment districts.
Contact: Ms. Milla Sachs, executive assistant to the Mayor, 341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville, AL 35976, (256) 571-7560.
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