Dickinson Post Office

A New Building 

The city received its new post office in 1918. This building, the one still serving Dickinson, was publicized in the Press on October 7, 1916, when the first sketch was printed. The plans called for a $90,000 contract with a 77-foot frontage and a lot 100 feet deep. The lots were purchased from J.C.F. Parker and his home was moved off. 
Excavation started that fall and the building was occupied on May 19, 1918, with Charles Weitz and Sons of Des Moines, Iowa, as contractors. The contract ended up being more than $100,000. 

Since then, Dickinson's mail service and facilities have continued to expand. Almost immediately upon his appointment, Culver remembers, he began working on an expansion for the post office building. The project, completed in 1964, included the addition of a modern loading dock, air conditioning, refacing of the building and a large addition to the east side. The cost of the project was about $750,000. This included the drive-up alley drop, which was the only one like it in the state. (Summarized from Centennial Roundup).