United States Post Office–Naugatuck Main

US Post Office-Naugatuck Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office-Naugatuck Main in 2012
Location	Church and Cedar Sts., Naugatuck, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°29′32″N 73°3′23″W / 41.49222°N 73.05639°WCoordinates: 41°29′32″N 73°3′23″W / 41.49222°N 73.05639°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1915
Architect	Wetmore,James A.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean
NRHP Reference #	86000130[1]
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1986

The U.S. Post Office-Naugatuck Main, also known as Naugatuck Main Post Office, is a historic post office building at Church and Cedar Streets in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is a brick building, trimmed with cast terra cotta and marble, and a hipped red tile roof. It was designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1916. It is one of the first post office buildings built under the authority of the Public Buildings Act of 1913, and makes a harmonious contribution to the adjacent cluster of civic buildings designed by McKim, Meade & White.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

Masonry at North Elevation

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: U.S. Post Office-Naugatuck Main" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior