United States Post Office–South Norwalk Main
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US Post Office–South Norwalk Main | |
Location | 16 Washington St., Norwalk, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°5′56″N 73°25′17″W / 41.09889°N 73.42139°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1936 |
Architect | Thomas Harlan Ellett; Louis A. Simon |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86000126[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1986 |
The US Post Office–South Norwalk Main, also known as Norwalk Main Post Office, is located at 16 Washington Street in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is a single story steel and concrete structure, faced in limestone. It was designed in 1936, and built in 1937 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is an example of what has been termed "starved classicism". Its lobby areas are decorated by murals by Kindred McLeary (1901-1949) and other artists, funded by the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
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References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Sylvan Limon (July 17, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Post Office, South Norwalk / Norwalk Main Post Office". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1983
Categories:
- Neoclassical architecture in Connecticut
- Government buildings completed in 1936
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in Norwalk, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Connecticut Registered Historic Place stubs