Letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr. (April 10, 1941)

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Title

Letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr. (April 10, 1941)

Alternative Title

Letter from Leitzel to Beggs (Apr. 10, 1941)

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Post offices

Description

In this letter, Mahim A. Leitzel informs James D. Beggs, Jr. that he plans to attend the dedication ceremony of the Downtown Orlando Post Office in Downtown Orlando, Florida, on April 15, 1941. The original post office was housed in the Federal Building, located 44 East Central Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, Florida, from 1917 to 1941. In 1935, when James D. Beggs, Jr. became the postmaster, he began petitioning to move the post office from its Central Boulevard and Court Avenue location to a more spacious building. In 1939, St. James Catholic Church sold a plot of land on Jefferson Street for the new building. The building, located at 51 East Jefferson Street, was designed by Louis A. Simon in the Northern Italian Palazzo Revival-style, and was constructed by J. P. Cullen & Son. The new building opened in 1941 and housed the post office, the courthouse, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices. The building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark in 1989. However, it was eventually sold back to the St. James Church. In 2003, the building was renovated and came under joint ownership by both the church and the federal government. Today, the building retains its post office services but also includes offices for the Catholic Diocese.

Creator

Leitzel, Mahim A.

Source

Original letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr., April 10, 1941: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.

Date Created

1941-04-10

Contributor

Buck, Texann Ivy

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr., April 10, 1941.

Is Part Of

Downtown Orlando Post Office Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

application/pdf

Medium

1-page handwritten letter and envelope

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Mahim A. Leitzel.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Texann Ivy Buck and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Stoddard, James

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck

External Reference

Kilsheimer, Joe. "Old Post Offices Aid Revitalization Efforts." AMERICAN CITY AND COUNTY. 119: 20-21.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.

Citation

Leitzel, Mahim A., “Letter from Mahim A. Leitzel to James D. Beggs, Jr. (April 10, 1941),” RICHES, accessed October 13, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7598.

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