United States Post Office–Quincy Main

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US Post Office-Quincy Main
Quincy MA Main Post Office.jpg
Quincy Main Post Office
United States Post Office–Quincy Main is located in Massachusetts
United States Post Office–Quincy Main
Location 47 Washington St., Quincy, Massachusetts
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Built 1909
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 86001217 [1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1986

The US Post Office-Quincy Main is a historic post office at 47 Washington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a Classical Revival structure, two stories tall, built in 1909 out of limestone. It has corner pilasters, and a central entry section that projects slightly, also with articulating pilasters, and three recessed entryways. The building was originally built to house a variety of federal government offices, as well as providing the first purpose-built home for Quincy's main post office.[2]

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

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