US Post Office-Millbury Main | |
Location | Millbury, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°11′26.2″N71°45′42.7″W / 42.190611°N 71.761861°W |
Built | 1940 |
Architect | Simon, Louis A.; Cutler Construction Co. |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 87001764 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1987 |
The US Post Office-Millbury Main is an historic building on 119 Elm Street in Millbury, Massachusetts. The single-story brick building was built in 1941, and has styling with Art Deco features. It has a cupola with diamond-glass windows and a copper roof; the diamond window pattern also appears in the windows that flank and top the building's entrance. The interior retains much of its original woodwork and styling, and includes a mural painted by Joe Lasker depicting a battle between Native Americans and English colonists. [2]
The post office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]
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