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United States Post Office (Greenwich, Connecticut)

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Greenwich's former post office occupies a prominent triangular site between Greenwich Avenue and Arch Street, with a small public park housing a war memorial in front of it. The building is a single-story masonry structure, with a steel frame finished in brick and stone. The main facade faces the
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The building, completed in 1915, appears to be one of the last of an era of post office design where government buildings were individually designed and were "intended as monuments to bring Federal ideas and sophisticated architecture to small communities." Other post offices, later, were
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intersection, consisting of a curved wall with a recessed entry area. The recess is supported by six Corinthian columns, and is topped by a parapet with balustraded elements.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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is a former post office building at 310 Greenwich Avenue in downtown
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form
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The building was acquired by the company Restoration Hardware (now
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Some areas with "Greenwich, Connecticut" postal addresses are in
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Accompanying four photos, exterior and interior, from 1982
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Historic district contributing properties in Connecticut
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which was listed in 1988, and is also included in the
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Index

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

United States Post Office (Greenwich, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
United States Post Office (Greenwich, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Greenwich
Connecticut
41°1′26″N 73°37′33″W / 41.02389°N 73.62583°W / 41.02389; -73.62583
United States Department of the Treasury
Classical Revival
Greenwich Avenue Historic District
ID89001215
86000077
Greenwich, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District
Greenwich Avenue Historic District
RH
National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut
List of United States post offices



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Greenwich Avenue Historic District nomination form

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