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United States Post Office–Ansonia Main

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The Ansonia Main Post Office is located on the east side of Main Street in downtown Ansonia, between Bridge Street and Kingston Drive. It is a single story steel and masonry structure, finished in limestone. Its front facade is smooth limestone with a recessed center entrance area supported by four
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and completed in 1914, it is one of the more architecturally sophisticated buildings in Ansonia's central business district. The building was listed on the
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United States Post Office–Ansonia Main is located in Connecticut
United States Post Office–Ansonia Main is located in the United States
Ansonia, Connecticut
41°20′35″N 73°4′43″W / 41.34306°N 73.07861°W / 41.34306; -73.07861
Wenderoth, Oscar
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Ansonia, Connecticut
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