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United States Post Office–Norwich Main

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architect
  
Taylor,James Knox

Built
  
1905

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival

United States Post Office–Norwich Main

Location
  
340 Main Street, Norwich, Connecticut

Part of
  
Downtown Norwich Historic District (#85000707)

The US Post Office-Norwich Main is located at 340 Main Street in downtown Norwich, Connecticut. It is a tall single-story Classical Revival structure, built of steel framing faced in limestone and brick. It has a mansard-style roof surrounded by a stone balustrade, and a slightly projecting center entrance three bays in width. This section is framed by four fluted Ionic columns. The building was designed in 1903 by James Knox Taylor and built in 1905, with a 1938 addition designed by Louis A. Simon and funded by the Public Works Administration.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1986.

References

United States Post Office–Norwich Main Wikipedia