Elevation on Market Street, U.S. Post Office,
Akron, Ohio
By William Martin Aiken, May 22, 1897
Pencil and ink with wash on paper
18 1/4" x 23 1/2"
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Public
Buildings Service
Post Office Designs: Akron, Ohio
This Romanesque revival post office includes an
asymmetrically placed corner tower, steep conical roof segments, and bold
round-headed windows, a combination of features popularized by the famous
American architect H.H. Richardson. Built in stone, this design imparts
a feeling of great solidity. Another Richardson feature included here
is the series of small eye-like windows peering out of the steep center
roof. Although the design was signed by the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Postmaster General, and the Secretary of the Interior, this building
was not built.