Old Post Office

ID: 1185 ~ Creator: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library ~ Date: 1970

This file appears in: History as a Business

The demolition of the old Post Office building, a spectacular Romanesque Revival structure, also sparked concern for local history.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library

This file appears in: History as a Business

History as a Business

By John Slack, Mary K. Marlatt, Benjamin Gies, and Ellis Cassity

The business of history is a relatively recent addition to New Albany’s commercial landscape. Not until the era of the New Albany sesquicentennial in 1963 did citizens show significant interest in historic preservation. Early activists saved…