New_Brunswick_Main_Post_Office

New Brunswick Main Post Office

New Brunswick Main Post Office

United States historic place

The Main Post Office in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States was built between 1934 and 1936. Located in the Civic Square government district, it was designed in Neo-Georgian architecture architecture by Wesley Sherwood Bessell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1984, for its significance in architecture, art, and communications.[1][3]

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History and description

This building replaced the previous post office located on Albany Street and built in 1903. The new building is built with red brick and brownstone and features Neo-Georgian architecture. The artist George Biddle created several murals depicting the American Revolutionary War in New Brunswick as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project. They were installed in 1939.[3]

Previous post office on Albany Street

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System – (#84002731)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 7.
  3. [3]
    Higgins, William J. (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Post Office". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
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