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Coordinates: 42°22′33″N 71°14′31″W / 42.37583°N 71.24194°W / 42.37583; -71.24194
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U.S. Post Office-Waltham Main
United States Post Office–Waltham Main is located in Massachusetts
United States Post Office–Waltham Main
United States Post Office–Waltham Main is located in the United States
United States Post Office–Waltham Main
Location774 Main St.,
Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′33″N 71°14′31″W / 42.37583°N 71.24194°W / 42.37583; -71.24194
Built1935
Built byLeighton & Mitchell Company
ArchitectWadsworth, Hubbard & Smith
Architectural styleStarved Classicism
NRHP reference No.86001248[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "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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