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U.S. Post Office-Waltham Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	774 Main St., Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°22′33″N 71°14′31″W / 42.37583°N 71.24194°W / 42.37583; -71.24194
Built	1935
Built by	Leighton & Mitchell Company
Architect	Wadsworth, Hubbard & Smith
Architectural style	Starved Classicism
NRHP reference No.	86001248
Added to NRHP	May 30, 1986

The U.S. Post Office—Waltham Main is a historic post office building in Waltham, Massachusetts. The T-shaped brick and stone building was built in 1935, as part of a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression. The Classical Revival building was designed by the Boston firm of Wadsworth, Hubbard & Smith. The interior is of a layout typical of other period post offices, with a central lobby area flanked by the postmaster's office on the left and a work area on the right. This public area is faced in a variety of stone products, predominantly marble from a variety of sources.

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

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts
• List of United States post offices

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for US Post Office - Waltham Main". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

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