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The Main Seattle Post Office has a significant history.
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The Main Seattle Post Office has a significant history.
The former post office on Third Avenue and Union Street was a "grand Beaux Arts" building with Neoclassical features built from 1903 - 1908 and housed federal offices in addition to the post office. The sandstone used for its construction was porous and over several decades pollutants caused it to deteriorate. James Knox Taylor was the building's supervising architect. The building was replaced by a modern structure in 1959.
The current Midtown Post Office is located on the east side of 3rd Avenue between University and Union streets. [1] It is a three-story building which measures approximately 96’ x 211’ and includes underground/basement level parking. It was designed by Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson.
The first Seattle post office was built in 1880 on what is now Post Avenue or Post Alley. [2]
Seattle's main post office was erected in 1880. Historian Greg Lange suggests that it might have been Seattle's first federal government building. (image caption)