{"nrhp_refnum":"87001764","name":"US Post Office-Millbury Main","other_names":["Millbury Main Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"119 Elm St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Millbury","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.19109467200008,"lon":-71.74925894799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-10-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Moderne-style post office at 119 Elm Street in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, constructed in 1940 under Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon, with Cutler Construction Company as contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant for its association with the Federal Works Administration and the Section of Fine Arts, which provided jobs for construction trades and artists during the Depression. It also exemplifies the Federal architects' ability to produce distinctive, progressive detailing on standardized plans. It contains a 1941 mural by Joe Lasker and meets Criteria A and C despite being under fifty years old.","narrative":"Built in 1940 one block from the main intersection of Elm and Main Streets, the Millbury Post Office is a square, brick Moderne building with light Art Deco detailing. Its central entrance portico, formed by deep limestone and brick piers, creates strong shadow lines, and diamond-paned windows, a copper cupola and a gold eagle above the doors complete the design. Inside, a terrazzo floor, marble wainscoting and a 1941 Joe Lasker mural of King Philip's War survive. Louis A. Simon served as Supervising Architect, and Cutler Construction Company of Boston hired local carpenters and laborers during the Depression, when a quarter of Millbury's workforce was unemployed. Postmaster James Ivory pushed for the new building from 1933 until a site was chosen in 1939. The post office was listed for its links to New Deal building and art programs and for its design, which fits its neighborhood while remaining unaltered.","period_of_significance":"1940","architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supv. Arch't.; Cutler Constr. Co. Contractor","architectural_style":"Moderne with light Art Deco detailing","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied government use; condition listed as excellent and unaltered from its original state.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.657589-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/7971/63797182/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87001764.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001764/810a8f55bd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001764/810a8f55bd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Office,_Millbury_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Office,_Millbury_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797182","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office%E2%80%93Millbury_Main","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891162"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/us-post-office-millbury-main-87001764/"}