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U.S. Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Post Office

On the National Register since 197947 years
Beaux ArtsListed 1979Woonsocket
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About U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office, at 295 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1979. It was among the first 6 of Woonsocket’s 45 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 9 other Rhode Island listings. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building at 295 Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 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 · 37 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

295 Main St., Woonsocket · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1U.S. Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Stadium BuildingAdamesque · next door
  3. 3Woonsocket Civil War MonumentStructure · next door
  4. 4Linton BlockRichardsonian · next door
  5. 5L'Union Saint Jean-Baptist d' AmeriqueBuilt 1926 · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DFederal Street Historic DistrictDistrict<0.1 miBHarris WarehouseBuilding0.1 miBHonan's Block and 112-114 Main StreetEastlake0.1 miDCato Hill Historic DistrictFederal0.1 miDWoonsocket Company Mill Complex (Additional Documentation)Greek Revival0.2 miBWoonsocket District CourthouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDAllen Street Historic DistrictMid-19th Century0.2 miBWoonsocket City HallItalianate0.2 miDMain Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miBFirst Universalist ChurchBuilding0.2 miBPothier HouseVictorian0.2 miBHanora MillsGreek Revival0.3 miBL'Eglise du Precieux SangBuilding0.3 miDCato Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Queen Anne0.3 miBSt. Charles Borromeo Church ComplexGothic Revival0.3 miDIsland Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBWoonsocket Rubber Company MillMid-19th Century · Built 18570.4 miBWoonsocket Senior High and Junior High SchoolsBuilt 19140.4 mi
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BGlenark MillsLate Victorian0.5 miBGrove Street Elementary SchoolBuilding0.5 miBHope Street SchoolBuilding0.5 miBJules Desurmont Worsted Company MillBuilding0.5 miDNorth End Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Sayles, Deborah Cook, Public Library10.9 mi away
Downtown Pawtucket Historic District10.9 mi away

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Questions about U.S. Post Office

Is U.S. Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 30, 1979 (Register number 79003774).

Is U.S. Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Rhode Island has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Eleazer Arnold House, 8.5 miles away.

Can you visit U.S. 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 U.S. Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 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 41375177 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.