United States Post Office–Wakefield Main
United States historic place
United States Post Office–Wakefield Main | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
 Main Post Office | |
42°30′17.7″N 71°4′19.2″W / 42.504917°N 71.072000°W / 42.504917; -71.072000 | |
| Built | 1936 |
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| Architect | Bridge, Edward M.; Long, A.J., Construction Co. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Common District (ID89000754) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003439 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 19, 1987 |
| Designated CP | March 2, 1990 |
The United States Post Office–Wakefield Main is a historic post office building at 321 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built in 1936 as part of a Depression-era works project, it is a Classical Revival structure that harmonizes with its neighbors. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[1] and included in the Common District in 1990.[2]
Description and history
The Wakefield Post Office is set on the west side of Main Street, at the southwest corner with Yale Avenue. A single-story Classical Revival brick and limestone building, it stands between two other Classical Revival buildings, the former YMCA, and the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library. Its front facade is five bays wide, the center three recessed behind a pair of fluted Doric columns and flanking square pillars, which are also found at the building corners. The pillars support a stone entablature, above which is a parapet obscuring the building's flat roof. The outer bays each have a large sash window, above which are circular panels with decorative plaques, giving the building a hint of the then-popular Art Moderne style.[2]
Wakefield's first post office was in the private home of its postmaster, David Norcross, at Main and Chestnut Streets. In 1860, after a series of moves occasioned by the change of postmaster, it was located in commercial spaces in the downtown. The current structure was built by the federal government as a Depression-era works project, which including hiring a local architect, Edward M. Bridge, to design it.[2]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- List of United States post offices
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office - Wakefield Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
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Wakefield, Massachusetts
- Incorporated in 1812
- Based in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Population 27,090
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- Camp Curtis Guild
- Center for Applied Special Technology
- Daily Item
- Daily Times Chronicle
- Hockey East (headquartered in Wakefield)
- Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
- MBTA bus routes
- MBTA stations
- Wakefield
- Greenwood
- Nazareth Academy
- Our Lady of Nazareth Academy
- Paul K. Guillow, Inc.
- Wakefield High School (WHS)
- Wakefield Savings Bank
- Xura, Inc.
- Pleasure Island (defunct)
- Lake Quannapowitt
- Saugus River
- Russell Banks
- Lucius Beebe
- Elizabeth Boit
- Bruce Brown Jr.
- Scott Brown
- Joe Cannata
- Rich Ceisler
- Carleton S. Coon
- David Dellinger
- Anthony Fabiano
- Ernie Gahan
- Kayla Harrison
- Israel Horovitz
- Mark Kumpel
- Dave Lapham
- John Lilley
- Rachel Levine
- A. David Mazzone
- Marcia Pankratz
- Jimmy Pedro
- Quonopohit
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Louis Sullivan
- Richard Tisei
- Ernest Tyzzer
- John Anthony Volpe
- Cyrus Wakefield (namesake)
- Burrage Yale
(Houses)
- 18A & 20 Aborn Av.
- 6 Adams St.
- 380 Albion St.
- Avon St.
- 5 Bennett St.
- E. Boardman House
- Elizabeth Boit House
- Chestnut St.
- 39 Converse St.
- 28 Cordis St.
- Cowdry Houses
- 40 Crescent St.
- Emerson-Franklin Poole House
- 26 Francis Av.
- Captain Goodwin-James Eustis House
- Samuel Gould House
- Capt. William Green House
- Deacon Daniel Green House
- 118 Greenwood St.
- 20 Hancock Rd.
- 42 Hopkins St.
- Dr. Charles Jordan House
- Deacon Thomas Kendall House
- 15 Lawrence St.
- Lawrence St.
- 556 Lowell St.
- Main St.
- 1 Morrison Av.
- Morrison Rd.
- 2 Nichols St.
- 509 North Av.
- 52 Oak St.
- Oliver House
- Park St.
- 22 Parker Rd.
- Prospect St.
- Richardson Avenue Rowhouses
- Dr. S. O. Richardson House
- Salem St.
- Sheffield Rd.
- Dr. Thomas Simpson House
- 54 Spring St.
- William Stimpson House
- Sweetser Houses
- D. Horace Tilton House
- 193 Vernon St.
- 12 W. Water St.
- Wave Av.
- 9 White Av.
- 28 Wiley St.
- Suell Winn House
- Charles Winship House
- 1 Woodcrest Dr.
(Buildings and Districts)
- Beacon Street Tomb
- Beebe Homestead
- Center (or Centre) Depot
- Church–Lafayette Sts. Hist. Dist.
- Common District
- Flanley's Block
- Greenwood Union Church
- Col. James Hartshorne House
- Item Building
- Lakeside Cemetery Chapel
- Lynnwood
- Massachusetts State Armory
- South Reading Academy
- St. Joseph School
- Temple Israel Cemetery
- Main Post Office
- Wakefield Park
- Wakefield Rattan Company
- Wakefield Trust Company
- Wakefield Upper Depot
- H. M. Warren School
- West Ward School
- Woodville School
- Woodward Homestead
- Yale Avenue Historic District
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