United States Post Office–Wakefield Main, Wakefield

Name: United States Post Office–Wakefield Main
Address: Wakefield, United States

#14 among attractions in Wakefield

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United States Post Office–Wakefield Main

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The United States Post Office–Wakefield Main is a historic post office building at 321 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Built in 1936 as part of a Depression-era works project, it is a Classical Revival structure that harmonizes with its neighbors. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and included in the Common District in 1990. ()

Built: 1936 (88 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 42°30'18"N, 71°4'19"W

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Wakefield (Downtown Wakefield)Wakefield United States

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United States Post Office–Wakefield Main – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Meeting House of the Second Parish in Woburn, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, House at 40 Crescent Street.

~1390 ftW
Neighbourhood
Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District, Wakefield
7 min walk • The Church–Lafayette Streets Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of late 18th- and early 19th-century houses in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It includes properties on Church Street between Common Street and North Avenue, and on Lafayette Street between Common and Church Streets.
~1700 ftNW
Church
Meeting House of the Second Parish in Woburn, Wakefield
9 min walk • The United Church of Christ, Congregational is a historic Congregational church in Burlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1732, it is one of the oldest religious structures in Massachusetts, and one of a small number of pre-19th century church buildings.
~120 ftSE
42°30'17"N • 71°4'18"W
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield
1 min walk • Library
~960 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
House at 40 Crescent Street, Wakefield
5 min walk • 40 Crescent Street is a historic house in Wakefield, Massachusetts, and is significant as a particularly fine example of a Greek Revival style house.
~1480 ftNE
Georgian architecture
House at 19–21 Salem Street, Wakefield
8 min walk • The House at 19–21 Salem Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts is an unusual 18th-century two-family residence. It is composed of two different houses that were conjoined c. 1795. The left house has a gabled roof and asymmetrical window placement, while the right house has a gambrel roof and an early 20th-century entry hood.
~770 ftW
Shingle style architecture
House at 25 Avon Street, Wakefield
4 min walk • 25 Avon Street is a historic house, and is significant as one of the more elaborate Queen Anne Victorian houses in the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts.
~610 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Common District, Wakefield
3 min walk • The Common District encompasses the main civic center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is centered on the historic town common, just south of Lake Quannapowitt, which was laid in 1644, when it became the heart of Old Reading.
~390 ftW
Neighbourhood
Yale Avenue Historic District, Wakefield
2 min walk • The Yale Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district near the center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It encompasses eight residential properties, all but one of which were developed in the 1860s and 1870s, after the arrival of the railroad in town.

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Which popular attractions are close to United States Post Office–Wakefield Main?

Nearby attractions include Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield (1 min walk), Yale Avenue Historic District, Wakefield (2 min walk), Common District, Wakefield (3 min walk), House at 25 Avon Street, Wakefield (4 min walk).

How to get to United States Post Office–Wakefield Main by public transport?

The nearest stations to United States Post Office–Wakefield Main:

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Wakefield (7 min walk)