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The United States Post Office and Custom House is a historic government building at 50 South Main Street in the city of St. Albans, Vermont. Built in 1938, and still in use housing federal offices, it is an enduring presence of the federal government in the city. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The former United States Post Office and Custom House building is located at the southern end of downtown St. Albans, on the west side of South Main Street at its junction with Stebbins Street. It is a two-story L-shaped brick building with Colonial Revival styling. The main facade is nine bays wide, with a three-bay entrance area recessed behind a three-arch loggia. A narrow metal balcony runs above this loggia, with tall doubled windows above each arch. A band of Vermont marble runs below the eave, incised with the building identification. The former post office lobby space is adorned with murals painted by artist Philip von Saltza. The building was constructed for the federal government in 1938 as part of a New Deal-era jobs program. It was designed by Lorimer Rich, a private architect, working in conjunction with Louis Simon, the supervising architect of the United States Department of the Treasury, and was located along United States Route 7, long a major north–south route to Canada. Increased road development and automotive traffic prompted the government to expand both the number of border stations and customs facilities in the region. Customs offices were moved out of the building in the 1960s, and the post office was enlarged by an addition in 1967–68. The post office moved out in 2008; the building continues to house other federal government offices. National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont Media related to United States Post Office and Custom House (St. Albans, Vermont) at Wikimedia Commons
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When was United States Post Office and Custom House listed on the National Register?
United States Post Office and Custom House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 2017.
What type of historic resource is United States Post Office and Custom House?
United States Post Office and Custom House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for United States Post Office and Custom House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1938.
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