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United States Post Office–Naugatuck Main

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20th-century addition extends to its rear; it has a frame of steel and concrete, but is finished with similar materials and covered by a flat roof. The main facade is dominated by five large round-arch openings, with the four outer ones housing windows that flank the main entrance in the center bay. A frieze dotted with terra cotta and marble inlays extends below the bracketed cornice.
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The building was one of the first of forty-five post offices built by the federal government in 1916. The government had just produced a set of standards governing the size, scale, and architecture of post office buildings based on the size and importance of the community. Naugatuck was at the time
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Naugatuck's former main post office is located north of the town green, at the southeast corner of Church and Cedar Streets. It is a single-story masonry structure, its original main block finished in buff brick trimmed with terra cotta and marble, and covered by a hipped red tile roof. A later
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aka Uniroyal), and its center had recently been graced by the sophisticated architectural contributions of McKim, Meade & White. The city was consequently given a post office building of somewhat more elegance than was typically found in communities of similar size.
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in 1986. Naugatuck's current post office is located at 170 Water Street.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

United States Post Office–Naugatuck Main is located in Connecticut
United States Post Office–Naugatuck Main is located in the United States
Naugatuck, Connecticut
41°29′32″N 73°3′23″W / 41.49222°N 73.05639°W / 41.49222; -73.05639
Wetmore, James A.
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Naugatuck, Connecticut
McKim, Meade & White
National Register of Historic Places
Charles Goodyear
United States Rubber Company
Masonry at North Elevation
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
List of United States post offices


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
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