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Post Office Building (1906) - New Castle PA

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Construction of a new Post Office Building, which cost about $66,000, began at #106 E. North Street in the spring of 1905. Some of the massive stones utilized weighed as much as thirteen tons. The stones were unloaded by train at the Union Station and hauled across the Pittsburg Street Bridge (East Washington Street Bridge). This weakened the bridge and in October 1905 a new route across the West Washington Street Bridge was necessary. The new building, housing several federal offices, opened slightly behind schedule in August 1906 and was quickly outgrown. The issue of enlargement was discussed in the early 1920’s, but a decade later approval was granted for a new building – which opened on the Diamond in January 1935. This older building was vacated by the U.S. Postal Service and temporarily housed the local offices of the WPA. The city took possession of the building from the federal government and it underwent remodeling during 1937 as part of a WPA project. It subsequently housed the New Castle Public Library from 1938-1981. In June 1984 it was sold to a private developer and rebranded as the Olde Library Office Complex. It housed various businesses, including a bar/restaurant and financial and medical offices. The owners filed for bankruptcy protection in September 2019 and the building, still in solid shape, was put up for sale. In May 2023 the Human Services Center (HSC) acquired the building for $225,000 and began interior and exterior renovations to house some of its offices there. (c1907)


A group of postal workers and mail carriers pose in front of the U.S. Post Office building on North Street in downtown New Castle. (c1925) Full Size




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