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US Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office

Also known as Federal Building

On the National Register since 198640 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1986Lowell
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About

About US Post Office

US Post Office, at 50 Kearny Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 10, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 35 other Massachusetts listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 49 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1930 to today

  1. 1930Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

50 Kearny Sq., Lowell · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1US Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Merrimack-Middle Streets Historic DistrictLate Victorian Commercial · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Merrimack-Middle Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Republic · next door
  4. 4City Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase)Renaissance Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Lowell Locks and Canals Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMusketaquid MillsEarly 20th Century Industrial · Built 19090.2 miBLowell Post OfficeRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18930.3 miDLowell Historic Preservation DistrictDistrict0.3 miBColburn SchoolMid-19th Century · Built 18480.4 miBWarren Fox BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18840.4 miBVarnum BuildingQueen Anne · Built 18850.4 miBHowe BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18830.5 miDWashington Square Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miDWashington Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 miBHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchByzantine-derived style · Built 19060.5 miBVarnum SchoolMid-19th Century · Built 18570.5 mi

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Questions about US Post Office

Is US Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 10, 1986 (Register number 86000373).

Is US Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit US Post Office?

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?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 49 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 63795608 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.