United_States_Post_Office-Salem_Main

United States Post Office–Salem Main

United States Post Office–Salem Main

United States historic place

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]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986;[1] it continues to serve as Salem's primary post office.

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. [2]
    United States Post Office, Salem Branch
  3. [3]
    "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office - Salem Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-09.


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