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Bennington Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Bennington Post Office

Also known as U.S. Federal Building

On the National Register since 197650 years
Neo-Classical RevivalListed 1976Bennington
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About Bennington Post Office

Bennington Post Office, at 118 South St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 12, 1976. It was among the first 7 of Bennington’s 30 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical Revival, as it does for 9 other Vermont listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPost office in Bennington, 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 · 115 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

118 South St., Bennington · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bennington Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Ritchie BlockClassical Revival · Built 1895 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Downtown Bennington Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival · next door
  4. 4Downtown Bennington Historic DistrictColonial Revival · next door
  5. 5Julius and Sophia Norton HouseBuilt 1807 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BPratt-McDaniels-LaFlamme HOuseFederal · Built 18000.2 miBWilliam C. Bull HouseBuilding0.3 miBBennington Railroad StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBBennington High SchoolCooper and Bailey0.5 miBFrederick Squire HouseQueen Anne · Built 18870.5 mi

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Questions about Bennington Post Office

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

Yes. It was added on Dec 12, 1976 (Register number 76000137).

Is Bennington Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Vermont has 19 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Robert Frost Farm, 4.5 miles away.

Can you visit Bennington 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 Bennington Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 115 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 84285015 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.