Old Post Office Building (Brockton, Massachusetts)
Old Post Office Building | |
Old Post Office Building | |
| Location | 43 Crescent St., Brockton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°4′51″N 71°1′10″W / 42.08083°N 71.01944°W |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000474[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 8, 1978 |
The Old Post Office Building is a historic building in Brockton, Massachusetts. The two story brick Colonial Revival-style post office was built in 1898 and expanded in 1932. It was designed under the auspices of the federal government's supervising architect, James Knox Taylor, as a copy of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.[2] The building was renovated in 1977 and became home of the Brockton Public Schools central administration offices.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
- Brockton City Hall
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- List of United States post offices
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Old Post Office Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 15, 2014.