Main Post Office | |
 The New Brunswick Main Post Office in fall 2011 | |
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| Location | 86 Bayard Street,New Brunswick, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′36″N74°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[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1870[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 1984 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 23, 1984 |
TheMain Post Office in the city ofNew Brunswick inMiddlesex County, New Jersey, United States was built between 1934 and 1936. Located in theCivic Square government district, it was designed inNeo-Georgian architecture byWesley Sherwood Bessell. It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1984, for its significance in architecture, art, and communications.[1][3]
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 featuresNeo-Georgian architecture. The artistGeorge Biddle created several murals depicting theAmerican Revolutionary War in New Brunswick as part of theWorks Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project. They were installed in 1939.[3]
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