United States Post Office–Milton Main
The Milton Main Post Office is a historic building at 499 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Built in 1936–1937 during the Great Depression, it is a fine example of Colonial Revival design and other public-work projects from that era. It remains a working post office and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1986.
The one‑story granite building sits on the west side of East Milton Square near the Southeast Expressway. It has a copper-clad gabled roof, end pediments, and an octagonal clock tower-like feature with a Colonial Revival cupola.
The front facade is five bays wide with a centered main entrance, flanked by sidelights and topped by an eyebrow window. Inside, the lobby features terrazzo floors, white marble wainscoting, plaster walls, and decorative plaster cornices. One wall displays a mural of the American Revolution by Elizabeth Tracy, funded by the Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture.
Construction was funded by the Public Works Administration and designed by Treasury architect Louis A. Simon. Although the program aimed for speed, delays occurred due to a warehouse fire and backordered equipment. It is not known if the local Milton granite was used, as Milton’s quarries were in decline at the time.
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