The Metuchen Post Office is a historic United States Post Office located at 360 Main Street in the Borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Listed as United States Post Office, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 2008, for its significance in architecture, art, communications, and politics/government.[3]
Metuchen Post Office | |
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| Location | 360 Main Street Metuchen Borough, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°32′30″N 74°21′37″W / 40.54167°N 74.36028°W |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | Louis Adolphe Simon; Neal A. Melick |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000270[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 4717[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | April 2, 2008 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 25, 2007 |
History and description
editLouis A. Simon, the Supervising Architect in the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury, designed the building using Colonial Revival style. Construction began in 1939, with Neal A. Melick as Supervising Engineer. The one-story brick building was dedicated on February 10, 1940. The roof has a square cupola with a weathervane. The presence of a cupola helped indicate that this was a public building. The building remains essentially unchanged since it was built.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System – (#08000270)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 4.
listed as Metuchen Post Office
- ^ a b Hale, Kevin M. (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office". National Park Service. With accompanying 28 photos