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Title |
Post Office Window Grille |
Date |
1880-1956 |
Collection |
Washington Grove Museum Object Collection |
Description |
From the old Post Office located in the front of Hershey's grocery store This wooden post office window grill is in excellent condition and is hanging in Town Hall. The following signs remain on it from the days when it was actively used: The left segment lists Window Hours Mon thru Fri 8 00 am - 1 00 pm Mon thru Fri 2 00 pm. - 5 00 pm Sat - 8 00 am. - 12 00 pm and on red tape is Mail ispatches 5 00 pm daily The middle portion states services:: STAMPS, PARCEL POST, MONEY ORDERS A third section has Lobby Hours: Daily ..... 7 30 am - 6 30 pm Sun........ 12 00 am - 6 00 pm. These following notes are taken from "Washington Grove 1873-1937" by Philip K. Edwards. *P.166 Hershey's store (c.1900) was operated by J. L. Burns in the 1880s and 90s and contained the Grove's first chartered post office. (A picture of Hershey's store is also on this page.) *P.168-170 a detailed history of the post office in Washington Grove from 1878 to 1905 *P. 219 a reference pertaining to the Camp Meeting Days . . . "The Grove had built a temporary ice house on lot 1A of Block 1 (where the Post office is now), . . . " *P. 269 a reference to the Oddfellows Hall , " . . . the building serves today as the Grove's Post Office." The following notes are taken from "Washington Grove 1937-1977" by Philip K. Edwards. *P. 99 "The Washington Grove Post Office, housed in a small room on the northeast corner, may have ben the only thing keeping it [Hershey's Store] open." *P. 257 A picture of the Post Office in 1978. Many current residents recall going there. *P. 258 More on the Post Office in 1956 about its size, possible merger with Gaithersburg |
Notes |
Additional research needs to be done on the history of this item. Oral histories of current residents may be helpful. There is desk that can go with this and is currently stored in a resident's home. |
Dimensions |
H-50 W-48 inches |
Provenance |
Post Office ? Town of Washington Grove |
Catalog Number |
OT.0013 |
Condition |
Good |