United States Post Office–Weymouth Landing

The US Post Office-Weymouth Landing is a historic post office building at 103 Washington Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The single story stone building was built in 1941, and is locally distinctive as a rare construction in granite. The basic design of the building is similar to other post office designs of the 1930s and 1940s. It has a five-bay facade, three of which project, providing the entrance. The building is topped by a side-gable roof with a wooden cornice, with a louvered belfry topping the roof.[2]

US Post Office-Weymouth Landing
United States Post Office–Weymouth Landing is located in Massachusetts
United States Post Office–Weymouth Landing
United States Post Office–Weymouth Landing is located in the United States
United States Post Office–Weymouth Landing
LocationWeymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°13′5″N 70°58′2″W / 42.21806°N 70.96722°W / 42.21806; -70.96722
Built1940
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Cunningham, T.W., Inc.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.86001186 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 1986

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for US Post Office-Weymouth Landing". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.