State Line Post Office and Federal Building
Visiting the State Line Post Office and Federal Building
During your visit to this Texarkana, Texas attraction, learn about the history of the State Line Post Office and Federal building as you enjoy the stunning architectural features of the building and experience a truly unique photo opportunity while straddling the Texas/Arkansas State Line at Photographer’s Island.
Architectural Features of the State Line Post Office and Federal Building
The Texarkana U.S. Post Office and Federal Building was one of the many buildings designed under the sponsorship of the Office of the Supervising Architect for the Treasury Department, an office responsible for the design and construction of public buildings such as custom houses, post offices and courthouses for more than 75 years. Many of the buildings created by the Office of the Supervising Architect for the Treasury Department, including the State Line Post Office and Federal Building, were not only designed to serve a federal function, but to express the permanence and presence of the federal government in the cities and communities in which the buildings were located. Marvel at the gray Arkansas limestone building made of steel and concrete and comprised of five stories, a basement and service penthouse. While occasional Art Deco features betray its date of construction, the building is steadfastly Beaux Arts in form and organization. The monumental, Beaux Arts structure, combined with its unique position, gives the building an unusual prominence in the city, seemingly towering over the downtown area just as its creators intended it to.
Photographer’s Island
Experience a truly unique photo opportunity while straddling the Texas/Arkansas State Line. Photographer’s Island, in front of the State Line Post Office and Federal Building, offers you the chance to have your photo taken while standing in Arkansas and Texas at the same time.
Travel Tip
- Do not forget your camera. There will be exciting photo opportunities during your visit to State Line Post Office and Federal Building in Texarkana, Texas.
State Line Post Office and Federal Building, Texarkana, TX
Visit the State Line Post Office and Federal Building as part of this group motorcoach vacation package. Located on State Line Avenue in Texarkana, straddling the border between Arkansas and Texas, and with two separate zip codes, the State Line Post Office and Federal Building, also known as Texarkana U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, was built between 1932 and 1933. Praised as the “the most unusual federal building and post office in the United States,” the Texarkana building is viewed as an ingenious solution to two states’ postal and legal needs. Since its completion in 1933, the Texarkana U.S. Post Office and Courthouse has continuously served the postal and (federal) judicial needs of Texarkana. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the most photographed courthouses in the United States, second only to the Supreme Court in Washington D.C.
