It looked familiar. Then I realized I'd seen this building in Oakboro and Indian Trail. Oakboro's appears a bit larger, but it has the same exterior and probably the same floor plan. Indian Trail before it got its new one and then its newest one, had exactly the same Post Office in look and size. I'm sure that basic Post Office design has popped up in small towns across the country, the sort of McDonalds of mail delivery without any arches or Happy Meals.
Government buildings can be dreadful to look at if design is left to the bureaucrats.
Many towns across the nation are becoming weary of McDonalds' basic design and in some places town planners have told this and other chains that they are welcome but on the town's terms and this means eliminating the plastic sameness and designing buildings that fit the particular character of each community. The same should be asked of the U.S. Postal Service. The problem is that private chains don't venture into every community. Post Offices do. Chains go where they can make money.