The Stamp of Approva: National Register Eligibility of Thousand Series Post Offices in Kansas

This thesis explores National Register of Historic Places eligibility for Thousand Series postal facilities constructed in the state of Kansas between 1950 and 2000. Between 1950 and 1970 the United States saw an unprecedented proliferation of postal construction termed by architectural historians as the ‘Thousand Series’. The Thousand Series is an umbrella term for a modern type and style of postal construction. Modern lease-purchased post offices were constructed throughout the nation with standard designs. Other historic contexts on National Register post office eligibility found the Thousand Series is made up of six different subtypes, each specializing in one part of the mail delivery process. The Thousand Series was intended to speed up mail delivery and eliminate postal backlogs which had previously plagued the nation. Modern postal facilities are of age for evaluation for the National Register. This thesis provides nomination guidance for this prolific period of postal construction in the state of Kansas.