US Post Office-Somersworth Main
About this property
The U.S. Post Office-Somersworth Main is the main post office of Somersworth, New Hampshire. Located at 2 Government Way in downtown Somersworth, it is a Georgian Revival building completed in 1931 to a design by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The Somersworth Post Office is located in the heart of downtown Somersworth, at the junction of Government Way and Fore Street. It is a single-story structure finished in brick with marble trim. It has a hip roof with three marble dormers over the central portion of the main facade. The entry is detailed with fluted Ionic pilasters with a recessed fan window, a form which is repeated in the flanking windows. The main lobby is finished with orange quarry tile flooring and marble wainscoting, with wood trim around the windows and plaster walls. Original frosted-globe light fixtures (still visible in the basement) have been removed in favor of more efficient fluorescent lighting. The building was designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1931. It was built as part of a program by the federal government to make more of a presence in smaller communities. The basic form of this building is one of a standard series of designs developed by the Postal Service, but its exterior details were designed for this site by Wetmore. National Register of Historic Places listings in Strafford County, New Hampshire
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about US Post Office-Somersworth Main
This page lists US Post Office-Somersworth Main. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was US Post Office-Somersworth Main listed on the National Register?
US Post Office-Somersworth Main was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1986.
What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Somersworth Main?
US Post Office-Somersworth Main is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for US Post Office-Somersworth Main?
The period of significance for US Post Office-Somersworth Main is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near US Post Office-Somersworth Main?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near US Post Office-Somersworth Main will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Strafford County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Strafford County.
Explore StraffordCounty ›More historic places in New Hampshire
Browse all historic places in New Hampshire.
View New Hampshirehistoric sites ›New Hampshire history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
New Hampshirehistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near US Post Office-Somersworth Main will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.