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U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main | |
Location | 479 Main St. at Center St., Manchester, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°46′35″N 72°31′21″W / 41.77639°N 72.52250°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Built by | Pieretti Bros. |
Architect | Wetmore, James |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Georgian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86000127[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1986 |
The U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main, also known as Manchester Main Post Office, is a building at 491 Main Street in Manchester, Connecticut. It was built in 1931 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It includes Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Georgian Revival architectural features.[1]
It has a unique design, prompted by difficulties of its location, credited to United States Supervising Architect James Wetmore. It was built by Pieretti Brothers contractors.[2]
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- Colonial Revival architecture in Connecticut
- Neoclassical architecture in Connecticut
- Georgian Revival architecture in Connecticut
- Government buildings completed in 1931
- Buildings and structures in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Manchester, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Connecticut Registered Historic Place stubs