Built 1912 (1912) Opened 1912 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | NRHP Reference # 86002958 Area 2,000 m² Added to NRHP 25 September 1986 | |
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Location 141 Center St., Old Town, Maine Similar US Post Office‑Beaver Main, United States Post Office–An, US Post Office‑Helper Main, United States Post Office–No, United States Post Office–La | ||
The Old Town Main Post Office is located at 141 Center Street in Old Town, Maine. The Classical Revival building was an early design of Oscar Wenderoth, and was completed in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
Description and history
The Old Town Main Post Office is set on the north side of Center Street, at its junction with Shirley Street, just off Main Street. It is a two story structure, built out of dressed stone, with a flat roof and a main facade with Classical proportions. It is divided into five bays separated by engaged paneled columns. The outer bays each have tall sash windows recessed in rectangular openings with keystones at the top and a projecting sill at the bottom. Second-floor windows are roughly square, and also have a projecting sill. Above them is a band of fretwork, above which is an entablature in which small diamond-grilled windows are set, and a projecting cornice above. The entrance is recessed in an elaborately carved architrave. The interior of the main lobby has terrazzo marble flooring, marble wainscoting, wooden trim, and transoms above the service counter and mailboxes.
The Old Town post office building was an early design by Oscar Wenderoth, and was prepared in 1912; the building was completed in 1914 under the provisions of the Tarsney Act. The building has undergone restoration.