Built 1898 Opened 1898 Added to NRHP 8 March 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78000474 Area 4,856 m² Architect James Knox Taylor | |
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Location Brockton, Massachusetts Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar Manchester Main Post Office, United States Post Office an, Old Post Office Building, United States Post Office–M, Old Athens - Alabama Main Post | ||
The Old Post Office Building is a historic building on Crescent Street 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. 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.
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