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Coordinates: 41°32′25″N 72°48′03″W / 41.54028°N 72.80083°W / 41.54028; -72.80083
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US Post Office-Meriden Main
United States Post Office–Meriden Main is located in Connecticut
United States Post Office–Meriden Main
United States Post Office–Meriden Main is located in the United States
United States Post Office–Meriden Main
Location89 N. Colony St., Meriden, Connecticut
Coordinates41°32′25″N 72°48′03″W / 41.54028°N 72.80083°W / 41.54028; -72.80083
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox; Wetmore, James A.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofColony Street-West Main Street Historic District (ID87001387)
NRHP reference No.86000129[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1986
Designated CPSeptember 4, 1987

The U.S. Post Office-Meriden Main, also known as Meriden Main Post Office, is located at 89 North Colony Street in Meriden, Connecticut. It is a single story masonry structure, finished in rusticated and dressed limestone, that was designed by James Knox Taylor and built in 1907, with a 1932 addition by James Wetmore. It is a striking local example of Beaux Arts architecture.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: U.S. Post Office-Meriden Main". National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior
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