Old Post Office (Liberty, Maine)

Old Post Office (Liberty, Maine)
Old Post Office
Old Post Office (Liberty, Maine) is located in Maine
Location: Main St. (ME-173), Liberty, Maine
Coordinates: 44°23′31″N 69°18′26″W / 44.39194°N 69.30722°W / 44.39194; -69.30722Coordinates: 44°23′31″N 69°18′26″W / 44.39194°N 69.30722°W / 44.39194; -69.30722
Built: 1870
Architect: Carter, Rufus A.
Architectural style: Octagon Mode
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

73000149

[1]
Added to NRHP: June 19, 1973

The Old Post Office, also known as the Old Octagonal Post Office, was built in 1870 and is an historic octagon-shaped former U.S. post office building located on Main Street in Liberty, Maine. On June 19, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The town of Liberty boasts that the building is "the only octagonal post office in the United States".[2] The building, which "has all its original equipment" is now the home of the Liberty Historical Society, which opens it to the public on Saturdays during the summer.[3]

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