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Main Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
The New Brunswick Main Post Office in fall 2011
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Location	86 Bayard Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°29′36″N 74°26′47″W / 40.49333°N 74.44639°W / 40.49333; -74.44639
Built	1934–1936
Architect	Wesley Sherwood Bessell
Architectural style	Neo-Georgian
NRHP reference No.	84002731
NJRHP No.	1870
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 18, 1984
Designated NJRHP	May 23, 1984

The Main Post Office in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States was built between 1934 and 1936. Located in the Civic Square government district, it was designed in Neo-Georgian architecture architecture by Wesley Sherwood Bessell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1984, for its significance in architecture, art, and communications.

History and description

This building replaced the previous post office located on Albany Street and built in 1903. The new building is built with red brick and brownstone and features Neo-Georgian architecture. The artist George Biddle created several murals depicting the American Revolutionary War in New Brunswick as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project. They were installed in 1939.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#84002731)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 11, 2023. p. 7.
3. ^ Higgins, William J. (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Post Office". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos

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• National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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