United States Post Office–Salem Main
The US Post Office—Salem Main is a historic post office building at 2 Margin Street in Salem, Massachusetts. It is one of Salem's finest civic Colonial Revival buildings. [2] The two story brick building was built in 1932 to a design by Wenham-based architect Philip Horton Smith of Smith & Walker. Its roof follows a cross-gable plan, with its main entry on the long side of the building, topped by a decorated pedimented gable. First floor windows are round-arched and slightly recessed, while those on the second floor are rectangular. A line of granite marks the transition to the cornice at the top of the facade; the cornice, along with the gable elements, features heavy dentil molding.[3]
US Post Office–Salem Main | |
 Salem Post Office | |
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| Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′10.56″N 70°53′47.54″W / 42.5196000°N 70.8965389°W |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Smith & Walker; Hadley, Robert W. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001211 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1986 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986;[1] it continues to serve as Salem's primary post office.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ [1] United States Post Office, Salem Branch
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office - Salem Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-09.