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United States Post Office Garage

Coordinates: 42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333
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US Post Office Garage
The garage in 1983
United States Post Office Garage is located in Massachusetts
United States Post Office Garage
United States Post Office Garage is located in the United States
United States Post Office Garage
Location135 A St., South Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1940
Built byGrade & Volpe, Inc.
ArchitectGilbert Stanley Underwood
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.86001378 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1986

The US Post Office Garage was a historic vehicle maintenance facility at 135 A Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The two story building was designed in the International Style by Gilbert Underwood and completed in 1941 by a construction team headed by John Volpe. It was built out of reinforced concrete and steel. Its exterior was scored in a way to give the appearance of paneling, and had large expanses of steel sash windows that typified the International style. Its rounded corners gave it a streamlined appearance.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has since been demolished.[2]

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Site of the former US Post Office Garage

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office Garage". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-11.