United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey)

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Coordinates: 40°32′30″N 74°21′37″W / 40.54167°N 74.36028°W / 40.54167; -74.36028 (United States Post Office)
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Metuchen Post Office
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey) is located in Middlesex County, New Jersey
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey)
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey) is located in New Jersey
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey)
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Metuchen, New Jersey)
Location360 Main Street
Metuchen Borough, New Jersey
Coordinates40°32′30″N 74°21′37″W / 40.54167°N 74.36028°W / 40.54167; -74.36028 (United States Post Office)
Built1940 (1940)
ArchitectLouis Adolphe Simon; Neal A. Melick
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.08000270[1]
NJRHP No.4717[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 2, 2008
Designated NJRHPJune 25, 2007

The Metuchen Post Office is a historic United States Post Office located at 360 Main Street in the Borough of Metuchen in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Listed as United States Post Office, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 2008, for its significance in architecture, art, communications, and politics/government.[3]

History and description[edit]

Louis A. Simon, the Supervising Architect in the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury, designed the building using Colonial Revival style. Construction began in 1939, with Neal A. Melick as Supervising Engineer. The one-story brick building was dedicated on February 10, 1940. The roof has a square cupola with a weathervane. The presence of a cupola helped indicate that this was a public building. The building remains essentially unchanged since it was built.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#08000270)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 15, 2022. p. 4. listed as Metuchen Post Office
  3. ^ a b Hale, Kevin M. (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office". National Park Service. With accompanying 28 photos
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