Plymouth Post Office Building

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Plymouth Post Office Building
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Location6 Main Street Extension,
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°57′21″N70°39′50″W / 41.95583°N 70.66389°W / 41.95583; -70.66389 Coordinates: 41°57′21″N70°39′50″W / 41.95583°N 70.66389°W / 41.95583; -70.66389
Built1913
ArchitectOscar Wenderoth
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 86002926 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1986

The Plymouth Post Office Building is a historic former post office building in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The building was designed by Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1914-15 by the Hanold-O'Brien Company for the federal government. The two story brick Colonial Revival building, in addition to housing the main post office branch for the town, also housed other federal government offices on the upper floor. In the 1960s the building was relegated to a branch post office. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] Formerly owned by Flamingo Realty Trust, the building was purchased by 1620 Capital, LLC, in September 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Plymouth Post Office Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-23.