United States Post Office Garage
US Post Office Garage | |
Site of the former US Post Office Garage | |
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Location | 135 A St., South Boston, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°WCoordinates: 42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1940 |
Architect |
Gilbert Stanley Underwood Grade & Volpe,Inc. |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP Reference # | [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 26, 1986 |
The US Post Office Garage was a historic vehicle maintenance facility at 135 A Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The two story building was designed in the International Style by Gilbert Underwood and completed in 1941 by a construction team headed by John Volpe. It was built out of reinforced concrete and steel. Its exterior was scored in a way to give the appearance of paneling, and had large expanses of steel sash windows that typified the International style. Its rounded corners gave it a streamlined appearance.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has since been demolished.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office Garage". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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