United States Post Office Garage

US Post Office Garage
The garage in 1983
Location 135 A St., South Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333Coordinates: 42°20′36.5″N 71°3′12″W / 42.343472°N 71.05333°W / 42.343472; -71.05333
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1940
Built by Grade & Volpe, Inc.
Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood
Architectural style International Style
NRHP reference #

86001378

[1]
Added to NRHP June 26, 1986

The US Post Office Garage was a historic vehicle maintenance facility at 135 A Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The two story building was designed in the International Style by Gilbert Underwood and completed in 1941 by a construction team headed by John Volpe. It was built out of reinforced concrete and steel. Its exterior was scored in a way to give the appearance of paneling, and had large expanses of steel sash windows that typified the International style. Its rounded corners gave it a streamlined appearance.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has since been demolished.[2]

Site of the former US Post Office Garage

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for United States Post Office Garage". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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