United States post offices operate under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Historically, post offices were usually placed in a prominent location. Many were architecturally distinctive, including notable buildings featuring Beaux-Arts, Art Deco, and Vernacular architecture. However, modern U.S. post offices were generally designed for functionality rather than architectural style.
Following is a list of United States post offices in Massachusetts. Notable post offices include individual buildings, whether still in service or not, which have architectural, historical, or community-related significance. Many of these are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or state and local historic registers.
Post officeCityDate builtImageArchitectNotesUnited States Post Office (Arlington, Massachusetts)Arlington1935Maurice P. MeadeOld Attleboro Post OfficeAttleboro1916James A. WetmoreSantuit Post OfficeBarnstable1846unknownUnited States Post Office (Beverly, Massachusetts)Beverly1910James Knox TaylorBoston Post Office and Courthouse, now John W. McCormack Post Office and CourthouseBoston1931–1933James A. Wetmore, Ralph Adams Cram, Cram and Ferguson ArchitectsOld Post Office Building (Brockton, Massachusetts)Brockton1898James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office-Central Square, now Clifton Merriman Post Office BuildingCambridge1933James D. Leland & Co.; John Baven Co., Inc.United States Post Office (Deerfield, Massachusetts)Deerfield1912, 1952James Knox Taylor, Henry N. FlyntUnited States Post Office–Easthampton MainEasthampton1933James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Great Barrington MainGreat Barrington1935–1936Louis A. Simon, Lorimer RichUnited States Post Office–Greenfield MainGreenfield1915, 1939Oscar Wenderoth, Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office–Holyoke MainHolyoke1934Louis A. Simon, George O. Von Nerta, Thomas M. James Co., James P. B. Alderman Co.United States Post Office–Lexington MainLexington1937Louis A. SimonLowell Post OfficeLowell1895Willoughby J. EdbrookeThomas P. Costin Jr. Post Office BuildingLynn1933Edward H. Hoyt and Associates, James A. WhetmoreOld Post Office Building (Lynn, Massachusetts)Lynn1896unknownUnited States Post Office–Medford MainMedford1937Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office–Middleborough MainMiddleborough1933James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Millbury MainMillbury1940Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office–Milton MainMilton1936Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office–Newburyport MainNewburyport1927–1928James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Palmer MainPalmer1931Louis A. SimonPlymouth Post Office BuildingPlymouth1914–1915Oscar WenderothUnited States Post Office (Provincetown, Massachusetts)Provincetown1930James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Quincy MainQuincy1909James Knox TaylorUnited States Post Office–Salem MainSalem1932Philip Horton SmithUnited States Post Office–Somerville MainSomerville1934–1935Louis A. SimonUnited States Post Office GarageSouth Boston1941Gilbert Stanley UnderwoodUnited States Post Office–South Hadley MainSouth Hadley1935Leon PerniceUnited States Post Office–Taunton MainTaunton1930James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Wakefield MainWakefield1936Edward M BridgeUnited States Post Office–Waltham MainWaltham1935Wadsworth, Hubbard & SmithUnited States Post Office–Weymouth LandingWeymouth1940–1941Louis A. Simon, T. W. Cunningham Inc.United States Post Office–Whitinsville MainWhitinsville1938Louis A. Simon, Neal A. MelickUnited States Post Office–Williamstown MainWilliamstown1932James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Winchester MainWinchester1927–1928James A. WetmoreUnited States Post Office–Woburn Center StationWoburn1911James Knox TaylorU.S. Post Office and Courthouse, now Harold D. Donohue Federal Building and United States CourthouseWorcester1930–1931Louis A. Simon
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