US Post Office-Laconia Main

US Post Office-Laconia Main
Location 33 Church St., Laconia, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°31′36″N 71°28′28″W / 43.52667°N 71.47444°W / 43.52667; -71.47444Coordinates: 43°31′36″N 71°28′28″W / 43.52667°N 71.47444°W / 43.52667; -71.47444
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 86002252[1]
Added to NRHP July 18, 1986

The US Post Office-Laconia Main is a historic post office building at 33 Church Street in Laconia, New Hampshire. Occupying a prominent corner site near the city's central business district, this Beaux Arts building was built in 1916-17 to a design by James Wetmore. Its main entrance is located on the corner diagonal, and features a colonnade of six Corinthian columns in front of matching pilasters. The stairs leading to the main entry are flanked by wrought iron lamp posts with globular lights. The interior lobby, although it has been modernized, features murals depicting the area's natural beauty, painted by Loran Percy in 1980 and 1982.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for US Post Office-Laconia Main" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-07.


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