US Post Office-Long Beach Main
Also known as Long Beach Main Post Office
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About US Post Office-Long Beach Main
US Post Office-Long Beach Main, at 300 Long Beach Blvd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 11, 1985. It was among the first 4 of Long Beach’s 19 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Starved Classicism, as it does for 7 other California listings. It was listed as part of US Post Office in California 1900-1941 TR.
What it isPost office in Long Beach, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 35 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes
300 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1US Post Office-Long Beach MainStart here
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Middough Brothers-Insurance Exchange BuildingCommercial Style · Built 1925 · 0.2 mi on - 3Security Trust and Savings BuildingBuilding · next door
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First National Bank of Long BeachRenaissance Revival · next door - 5
First Congregational Church of Long BeachRomanesque Revival · Built 1914 · 0.2 mi on
6 more Register listings within a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Starved Classicism style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Starved Classicism.
Memories of US Post Office-Long Beach Main
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Questions about US Post Office-Long Beach Main
Is US Post Office-Long Beach Main on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Jan 11, 1985 (Register number 85000129).
Is US Post Office-Long Beach Main a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Los Cerritos Ranch House, 4.6 miles away.
Can you visit US Post Office-Long Beach Main?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of US Post Office-Long Beach Main?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123857621 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.