Old Post Office Building (Brockton, Massachusetts)

The Old Post Office Building is a historic building on Crescent Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. The two story brick Colonial Revival style post office was built in 1898 and expanded in 1932. It was designed under the auspices of the federal government's supervising architect, James Knox Taylor, as a copy of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.[2] The building was renovated in 1977 and became home of the Brockton Public Schools central administration offices.

Old Post Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Post Office Building
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Location	Brockton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°4′51″N 71°1′10″W
Built	1898
Architect	James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Other
NRHP reference No.	78000474 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 8, 1978

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

See also

• Brockton City Hall
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

• List of United States Post Offices

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Old Post Office Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-15.