The post office was designed by noted Nevada architect Frederic J. DeLongchamps and was built by the MacDonald Engineering Co., of Chicago, at cost of $363,660.

This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. as U.S. Post Office-Reno Main.

[2] In 1986, a lowered ceiling and improved lighting led to gains in the energy efficiency of the building, as well as improvements in the efficiency of mail sorting.

The main Reno Post Office is now located on Vassar Street.

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