Main Post Office (Bridgeport, Connecticut) | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture)

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120 Middle St
Bridgeport, CT
(203) 332-5302 ‎
www.usps.com

Historic U.S. post office listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1932-1934
- Architect: Charles Wellington Walker (Bridgeport, CT)
- Architectural style: Art Deco
- Areas of significance: Art; Architecture
- Also known as: United States Post Office -- Bridgeport Main (NRHP name)
- Date added to NRHP: 3/17/1986
- Other designations: contributing property to the Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District

In addition to its architectural significance, this post office is also one of many in the country that contains art commissioned by the U.S. government under the Section of Painting and Sculpture, a program initiated to provide work to struggling artists during the Great Depression. This location contains wall murals by R.L. Lambdin (Westport, CT) and Arthur Covey (Torrington, CT).

NRHP #86000453
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Coordinates:   41°10'49"N   73°11'17"W
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