United States Post Office (Westport, Connecticut)

The former United States Post Office in Westport, Connecticut is a historic post office building at 154 Post Road East in Westport, Connecticut. The building, built in 1935, is located in downtown Westport. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

United States Post Office, Westport, Connecticut
Westport Post Office
Location154 Post Road East, Westport, Connecticut
Coordinates41°08′28.44″N 73°21′35.34″W
Built1935
ArchitectHolden, Lansing C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.12000001[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 2012

The building was sold to a private consortium for $2.35 million in May 2011. In August 2013, the building reopened as a restaurant called Post 154.[2] The restaurant, which featured a postal theme, closed in 2016.[3] Since 2017, the building has housed an outlet of the furniture chain Design Within Reach, a retail subsidiary of Herman Miller.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Patricia Brooks (14 Nov 2013). "Instead of Mail, Delivering Tasty Morsels". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. Dave Matlow (20 Jan 2016). "Comings & Goings: Post 154 Closes". WestportNow. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. Evan Kalish (4 May 2017). "Third Life: Westport, CT". Postlandia. Retrieved 1 May 2021.


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