National Register of Historic Places

Main Post Office

New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Listed
July 17, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002731

About this property

The Main Post Office in the city of New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States was built between 1934 and 1936. Located in the Civic Square government district, it was designed in Neo-Georgian architecture by Wesley Sherwood Bessell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 18, 1984, for its significance in architecture, art, and communications. This building replaced the previous post office located on Albany Street and built in 1903. The new building is built with red brick and brownstone and features Neo-Georgian architecture. The artist George Biddle created several murals depicting the American Revolutionary War in New Brunswick as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project. They were installed in 1939.

Location

86 Bayard St.
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
40.49334, -74.44593

Categories

ARTARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Main Post Office listed on the National Register?

Main Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Main Post Office?

Main Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Main Post Office?

The period of significance for Main Post Office is recorded as the industrial era.

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