United States Post Office Garage

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US Post Office Garage
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The garage in 1983
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Location135 A St., South Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′36.5″N71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333 Coordinates: 42°20′36.5″N71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1940
Built byGrade & Volpe, Inc.
Architect Gilbert 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]

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

Site of the former US Post Office Garage US Post Office Garage Site South Boston MA.jpg
Site of the former US Post Office Garage

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References

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