The 1902 Oskaloosa Post Office is a two-story, masonry building with a one-story 1925 addition on the rear (east) side.

The building is significant as a representative of the Italian Renaissance Revival style, applied to post office buildings constructed during the 1897-1912 tenure of James Taylor Knox as Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department. The interior retains many of the original features and finishes.

An attempt by a previous owner/developer to turn the building into housing fell through, and the current building owner purchased the building in 2019.

This rehabilitation project revitalized every floor of the building from the basement to the roof. The basement was turned into a bar with a large seating area, kitchen prep and storage, and walk-in freezer/cooler. The main level was renovated into a restaurant with full commercial kitchen and both open dining and rentable, private dining rooms. The upper attic level was renovated into a large party space for private parties.

Special care was taken to balance the building code requirements for a large assembly space, while retaining character defining features, fabric, and finishes.

Photo Credits: Bethany Jordan