United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main

	US Post Office-Bridgeport Main
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	File:BridgeportCT MainPostOffice.jpg The post office as seen from the intersection of Golden Hill and Middle Streets.
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Location	120 Middle St., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′50″N 73°11′20″W / 41.18056°N 73.18889°W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1934
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; Walker, Charles Wellington
Architectural style	Moderne, Art Deco
Part of	Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District (ID87001403)
NRHP reference No.	86000453
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1986
Designated CP	November 2, 1987

The Bridgeport Main Post Office is located at 120 Middle Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is a three-story Moderne/Art Deco, designed by Louis A. Simon, the supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department, and completed in 1934. The building notably includes artwork funded by the department's Section of Painting and Sculpture, with murals in its lobby area drawn by R. L. Lambden depicting mail delivery through the ages.^[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1]

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Mural by Robert Lambdin

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US Post Office-Bridgeport Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

File:BridgeportCT MainPostOffice.jpg The post office as seen from the intersection of Golden Hill and Middle Streets.
United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main is located in Connecticut United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main Show map of Connecticut United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main is located in the United States United States Post Office–Bridgeport Main Show map of the United States
Location	120 Middle St., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′50″N 73°11′20″W / 41.18056°N 73.18889°W / 41.18056; -73.18889
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1934
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; Walker, Charles Wellington
Architectural style	Moderne, Art Deco
Part of	Bridgeport Downtown North Historic District (ID87001403)
NRHP reference No.	86000453^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1986
Designated CP	November 2, 1987