United States Post Office–South Norwalk Main Explained

US Post Office–South Norwalk Main
Location:16 Washington St., Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates:41.0989°N -73.4214°W
Built:1936
Architect:Thomas Harlan Ellett
Louis A. Simon
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Classical Revival
Added:January 21, 1986
Refnum:86000126

The US Post Office–South Norwalk Main, also known as Norwalk Main Post Office, is located at 16 Washington Street in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is a single story steel and concrete structure, faced in limestone. It was designed in 1936 and built in 1937, and is an example of what has been termed "starved classicism". Its lobby areas are decorated by murals by Kindred McLeary, commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86000126}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Post Office, South Norwalk / Norwalk Main Post Office ]. July 17, 1985 . Sylvan Limon . National Park Service. and