US Post Office-Quincy Main

47 Washington St., Quincy, Massachusetts. County/parish: Norfolk.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 23, 1986. NRIS 86001217.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Quincy Main Post Office

From Wikipedia:

United States Post Office–Quincy Main

The US Post Office-Quincy Main is a historic post office at 47 Washington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a Classical Revival structure, two stories tall, built in 1909 out of limestone. It has corner pilasters, and a central entry section that projects slightly, also with articulating pilasters, and three recessed entryways. The building was originally built to house a variety of federal government offices, as well as providing the first purpose-built home for Quincy's main post office.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796208

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