United_States_Post_Office–Waltham_Main

United States Post Office–Waltham Main

United States Post Office–Waltham Main

United States historic place

The U.S. Post Office—Waltham Main is a historic post office building in Waltham, Massachusetts. The T-shaped brick and stone building was built in 1935, as part of a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression. The Classical Revival building was designed by the Boston firm of Wadsworth, Hubbard & Smith. The interior is of a layout typical of other period post offices, with a central lobby area flanked by the postmaster's office on the left and a work area on the right. This public area is faced in a variety of stone products, predominantly marble from a variety of sources.[2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "NRHP nomination for US Post Office - Waltham Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-01.


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