United States Post Office–Milford Main

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US Post Office-Milford Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	6 W. River St., Milford, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°13′27″N 73°3′30″W / 41.22417°N 73.05833°W / 41.22417; -73.05833
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1929 (1929)
Architect	Wetmore, James A.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	86002959
Added to NRHP	September 25, 1986

The U.S. Post Office-Milford Main, also known as Milford Main Post Office, is a historic post office building at 6 West River Street in Milford, Connecticut. It is a red brick building, trimmed with limestone, that was designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1931. It is a fine local example of Classical Revival design, making a significant contribution to a cluster of civic buildings around a triangular park north of Milford's commercial district. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Description and history

Milford's main post office occupies a prominent position, facing west toward the city's triangular green on West River Street. The single-story building is a rectangular structure, with a frame of steel and concrete which is faced in red brick and trimmed in limestone. It is covered by a shallow hip roof, which is obscured by a brick parapet above a limestone cornice. The main facade is five bays wide, with the three in the center projecting slightly. The outermost bays have large sash windows, while the outer ones of the projection are topped by half-round windows and have sidelights. The entry is in the center, also topped by a half-rond window, with the doorway framed by round columns and a modest entablature.

The post office was designed in 1929 and completed in 1931. Its design is similar to a period post office in Newburyport, Massachusetts, but it is not known if a local architect was involved in its design. Its design was affected by the terms of the 1926 Public Buildings Act, which dictated economic use of materials and harmonization with surrounding structures, which in this case would have included Milford City Hall (completed in 1919 at the north end of the green), but not the adjacent neoclassical state courthouse (not completed until 1936).

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: U.S. Post Office-Milford Main". National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior

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