First Post Office building, Richland Center, Wisconsin. 1960

Newspaper Clipping Description: Black and white picture of front of building. Front Print: “Richland Center’s First Post Office, The building housing the first post office in Richland Center still stands at the age of over 100 years. This building is now located on the corner of N. Park and East Third streets, just south of the high school. It was built in 1856 for L. D. Gage, who was the first postmaster of Richland Center. He was appointed by President Pierce, and came to Richland Center from Illinois to take charge of the office. He continued to handle the mail until 1861. The building stood on Church street facing east on what is now the site of the half block long brick building known as the H. T. Bailey block. It now houses the “Dime & Dollar” store. Joseph Kelly owns the building. The post office was located a bit north of the corner of East Court and North Church streets. The little wooden, one story structure, the small part of the house pictured above, was used by Mr. Gage as