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United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main

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Area
  
1.2 acres (0.49 ha)

Architectural style
  
Moderne, Art Deco

Opened
  
1934

Built
  
1934

NRHP Reference #
  
86000453

Phone
  
+1 800-275-8777

United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main

Location
  
120 Middle St., Bridgeport, Connecticut

Part of
  
Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District (#87001403)

Address
  
934 E Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06608, USA

Hours
  
Closed today SaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–1PM, 2–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–1PM, 2–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–1PM, 2–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–1PM, 2–4:30PMFriday8:30AM–1PM, 2–4:30PMSuggest an edit

Architects
  
Louis A. Simon, C. Wellington Walker

Similar
  
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The Bridgeport Main Post Office is located at 120 Middle Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a three story Moderne/Art Deco, designed by Louis A. Simon, the supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department, and completed in 1934. The building notably includes artwork funded by the department's Section of Painting and Sculpture, with murals in its lobby area drawn by R. L. Lambden depicting mail delivery through the ages.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main Wikipedia