Clifton Merriman Post Office Building
Historic post office in Massachusetts, US
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The Clifton Merriman Post Office Building, also known as the U.S. Post Office-Central Square, is an historic post office at 770 Massachusetts Avenue within Central Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′58.8″N 71°06′21.7″W
Built1933
ArchitectLeland, James D., & Co.; Baven, John, Co., Inc.
U.S. Post Office-Central Square | |
(2017) | |
  Location within Massachusetts  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°21′58.8″N 71°06′21.7″W |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Leland, James D., & Co.; Baven, John, Co., Inc. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Central Square Historic District (ID90000128) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001343 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 1986 |
| Designated CP | February 2, 1990 |
The post office was built in 1933 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as "U.S. Post Office-Central Square". In 1992, the United States Congress passed a bill renaming it for Clifton Merriman,[2] an African-American World War I veteran who later became assistant superintendent of the main Post Office in Cambridge.[3]
