United States Post Office–Norwich Main
The US Post Office–Norwich Main is a historic post office at 340 Main Street in downtown Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1905 and expanded in 1938, it is a tall, single-story building and a strong example of Classical Revival architecture with unusually fine detailing for a post office of its era.
The building was designed in 1903 by James Knox Taylor, who designed only a few major buildings that year. A 1938 addition, designed by Louis A. Simon and funded by the Public Works Administration, used similar materials to tie the new work to the original design.
Constructed with a steel frame faced in limestone and brick, the structure features a mansard-style roof surrounded by a stone balustrade and a central entrance three bays wide, set off by four fluted Ionic columns. Windows are adorned with elaborate bracketed and corniced stone surrounds. Inside, the lobby continues the Ionic theme with pilasters rising to detailed ceiling molding.
The Norwich Main Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1986, and is a contributing property to the Downtown Norwich Historic District (designated April 4, 1985). It sits on the eastern edge of the central business district on the north side of Main Street between Cliff and Park Streets, occupying less than an acre.
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