{"nrhp_refnum":"86000714","name":"US Post Office-Easthampton Main","other_names":["Easthampton Main Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"19 Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Easthampton","county":"Hampshire County","state":"MA","lat":42.26959035400006,"lon":-72.67134419699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-04-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Neo-Classical post office building of brick with limestone trim at 19 Union Street, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, constructed in 1933 on a corner site in the downtown municipal district.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the building is a locally significant example of Neo-Classical design, with a facade of studied restraint in a small town with few examples of architectural achievement. It was built during 1933, when increased funding for public buildings was meant to relieve unemployment. The finely detailed portico and largely intact lobby add to its distinction.","narrative":"This post office at 19 Union Street in Easthampton, Massachusetts, was built in 1933 to a Neo-Classical design under Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect. The brick walls are laid in Flemish bond with rusticated corners, limestone trim, and a stone water table. An entrance portico with four limestone columns supports an ornate entablature and pediment, and the architrave is carved in a scroll and diamond pattern. A hipped roof and an octagonal chimney top the building. Inside, the L-shaped lobby retains its quarry tile floor, marble border, black veined white marble wainscot, and metal grillwork above the service windows. Few changes have been made, unlike many early 1930s post offices that were heavily remodeled. The building was constructed when added federal funding for public buildings aimed to ease unemployment. It was judged locally significant for its architecture, since its restrained facade and detailed portico stand out in a small town with few architecturally notable buildings.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect","architectural_style":"Neo-Classical","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied, mostly in original condition apart from aluminum and glass entrance doors and a new mailing dock.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.459919-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7954/63795415/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86000714.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000714/452e98e8e8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000714/452e98e8e8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Post_Office,_Easthampton_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Post_Office,_Easthampton_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795415","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93Easthampton_Main","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891134"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampshire-county/us-post-office-easthampton-main-86000714/"}