The main Medford Post Office is set on the west side of Forest Street, just north of the central business district's main intersection. The front portion of the building is a seven-bay brick structure, set on a high foundation. The central three bays project forward and upward, and are topped by a gabled roof with a modillioned marble pediment. The outer bays of the projection house tall windows, and the center one the entrance, which is reached via granite steps. The windows in the outer bays are set in recessed panels, with marble sills and lintels. The interior lobby space features terrazzo marble flooring, marble wainscoting, and dark woodwork. The service area, located to the right is topped by a mural depicting the city's historic shipbuilding and rum industries.[2]
The building's principal designing architect was Arthur Blakeslee, and it was built in 1937 with funding from the Public Works Administration (PWA), following that body's guidelines for design and construction. The building's location on a side street (as opposed to a more prominent corner or main street location) was an evolutionary step in the PWA's practices for post office location, allowing the mail handling area to be accessed from the side rather than the rear.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for US Post Office-Medford Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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united, states, post, office, medford, main, post, office, medford, main, historic, post, office, forest, street, medford, massachusetts, built, 1937, fine, example, construction, work, funded, public, works, administration, jobs, program, 1930s, listed, natio. The US Post Office Medford Main is a historic post office at 20 Forest Street in Medford Massachusetts Built in 1937 it is a fine example of construction work funded by the Public Works Administration a jobs program of the 1930s It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 1 US Post Office Medford MainU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationMedford MassachusettsCoordinates42 25 8 N 71 6 36 W 42 41889 N 71 11000 W 42 41889 71 11000Built1937ArchitectLouis A SimonNRHP reference No 86001346 1 Added to NRHPJune 18 1986Description and history editThe main Medford Post Office is set on the west side of Forest Street just north of the central business district s main intersection The front portion of the building is a seven bay brick structure set on a high foundation The central three bays project forward and upward and are topped by a gabled roof with a modillioned marble pediment The outer bays of the projection house tall windows and the center one the entrance which is reached via granite steps The windows in the outer bays are set in recessed panels with marble sills and lintels The interior lobby space features terrazzo marble flooring marble wainscoting and dark woodwork The service area located to the right is topped by a mural depicting the city s historic shipbuilding and rum industries 2 The building s principal designing architect was Arthur Blakeslee and it was built in 1937 with funding from the Public Works Administration PWA following that body s guidelines for design and construction The building s location on a side street as opposed to a more prominent corner or main street location was an evolutionary step in the PWA s practices for post office location allowing the mail handling area to be accessed from the side rather than the rear 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Medford Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County MassachusettsList of United States post officesReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b NRHP nomination for US Post Office Medford Main Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 2015 05 22 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Medford Post Office Massachusetts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Post Office Medford Main amp oldid 1077863953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
