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Pawtucket Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Pawtucket Post Office

Also known as Municipal Welfare Building

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Pawtucket
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pawtucket Post Office

Pawtucket Post Office, at 56 High St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 30, 1976. It was among the first 4 of Pawtucket’s 58 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. The listing covers 2 acres. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Rhode Island, 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 · 53 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

56 High St., Pawtucket · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pawtucket Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Sayles, Deborah Cook, Public LibraryGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Downtown Pawtucket Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  4. 4Pawtucket Elks Lodge BuildingSpanish Renaissance Revival · next door
  5. 5Pawtucket Times BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBridge Mill Power PlantBuilding0.1 miStMain Street BridgeStructure0.1 mi★Old Slater MillDistrict0.1 miBPawtucket City HallArt Deco0.1 miBSt. Paul's ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBPawtucket Congregational ChurchRomanesque · Built 18670.2 miBPitcher-Goff HouseItalianate0.2 miOLiberty Arming the PatriotBuilt 18970.2 miBGately BuildingColonial Revival0.2 miBPawtucket ArmoryBuilding0.2 miBLeroy TheatreAdamesque0.2 miDExchange Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.2 miBNathaniel Montgomery HouseFederal0.2 miBLorenzo Crandall HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBChurch Hill Grammar SchoolLate Victorian0.3 miDChurch Hill Industrial DistrictDistrict0.3 miDChurch Hill Industrial District (Boundary Increase)Classical Revival0.3 miStDivision Street BridgeStructure0.4 mi
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BPotter-Collyer HouseVernacular0.4 miBTrinity ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBJoseph Spaulding HouseVictorian0.4 miBG.A. Burnham HouseBuilding0.4 miBSamuel B. Conant HouseColonial Revival0.4 miBCentral Falls Congregational ChurchShingle Style0.4 miBSt. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception ComplexVictorian Gothic0.5 miDSouth Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBFifth Ward WardroomQueen Anne0.5 miBChilds-Brown HouseItalianate0.5 miOCollyer MonumentObject0.5 miDJenckes Spinning CompanyDistrict0.5 miBJohn E. Adams HouseItalianate0.5 miDSouth Central Falls Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBBenjamin F. Greene HouseSecond Empire · Built 18680.5 miBDavid G. Fales HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Pawtucket Post Office

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

Yes. It was added on Apr 30, 1976 (Register number 76000226).

Is Pawtucket Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Old Slater Mill, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Pawtucket 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 Pawtucket Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 53 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 41375544 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.