United States Post Office (Beverly, Massachusetts)

U.S. Post Office—Beverly Main
Location Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°32′50″N 70°53′2″W / 42.54722°N 70.88389°W / 42.54722; -70.88389Coordinates: 42°32′50″N 70°53′2″W / 42.54722°N 70.88389°W / 42.54722; -70.88389
Built 1910
Architect James Knox Taylor
Henry Merritt Wallis
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, other
NRHP Reference # 86001210[1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1986

The United States Post Office—Beverly Main is a historic post office at 161 Rantoul Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. The single story building was built in 1910 out of sandstone in a Classical Revival style. The front facade has a projecting portico supported by six Doric columns on a granite base, with granite steps leading up to a recessed entrance. The lobby area occupies the front of the main block, and is styled with terrazzo marble. There are one-bay wings on either side of the main block, which house offices. The roofline has an extended overhanging eave, above which is a parapet and a smaller gabled section topped by an octagonal cupola.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The building continues to serve as Beverly's main post office.

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for US Post Office - Beverly Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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