United States Post Office–Newburyport Main

Coordinates: 42°48′38.20″N 70°52′20.53″W / 42.8106111°N 70.8723694°W / 42.8106111; -70.8723694
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US Post Office–Newburyport Main
US Post Office Newburyport
United States Post Office–Newburyport Main is located in Massachusetts
United States Post Office–Newburyport Main
United States Post Office–Newburyport Main is located in the United States
United States Post Office–Newburyport Main
Location61 Pleasant Street,
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°48′38.20″N 70°52′20.53″W / 42.8106111°N 70.8723694°W / 42.8106111; -70.8723694
Built1927
Built byA. M. Lundberg
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofNewburyport Historic District (ID84002411)
NRHP reference No.86001341[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1986
Designated CPAugust 2, 1984

The US Post Office—Newburyport Main is a historic post office in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Construction of the Georgian Revival single story brick building was begun in 1927 and completed in 1928. It was Newburyport's first purpose-built post office facility. The building is faced in red brick laid in running bond. Its central section, which houses the lobby area, projects slightly from wings on either side, and features three round arches trimmed in marble. The wings house offices, and the rear of the building houses the service area. The front block has a pitched hip roof, while the rear portion has a flat roof.[2]

The building was designed by architects in the Office of the Supervising Architect, then under the direction of acting supervising architect James A. Wetmore. The contractor was A. M. Lundberg of St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986;[1] it was also included in the Newburyport Historic District in 1984.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office - Newburyport Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-20.