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  2. Old Post Office (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    The Old Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. [ 1] The building's 315-foot (96-meter) high clock tower houses the "Bells of Congress ...

  3. General Post Office (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    March 24, 1969 [ 1] Designated NHL. November 11, 1971 [ 2] The General Post Office, also known as the Tariff Commission Building, is a historic building at 700 F Street NW in Washington, D.C., United States. Built in 1839 to a design by Robert Mills and enlarged in 1866 to a design by Thomas U. Walter, it is an example of Greek Revival ...

  4. Postal Square Building - Wikipedia

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    Postal Square Building. /  38.898000°N 77.008306°W  / 38.898000; -77.008306. The Postal Square Building, formerly the City Post Office, served as the main post office for the city of Washington, D.C., from the building's completion in 1914 to 1986. It now houses the National Postal Museum, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and offices of ...

  5. Fascinating Photos of Old-School American Post Offices

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    James A. Farley Post Office. New York The massive 1912 Beaux Arts treasure in Manhattan was the largest post office in the country for years, a staggering two-block icon of nearly 400,000 square feet.

  6. National Postal Museum - Wikipedia

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    postalmuseum .si .edu. The National Postal Museum, located opposite Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States, covers large portions of the postal history of the United States and other countries. It was established through joint agreement between the United States Postal Service and the Smithsonian Institution and opened in 1993.

  7. Washington Metro - Wikipedia

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    On June 25, 2017, Metro cut its hours of operation with closing at 11:30 PM Monday–Thursday, 1 AM on Friday and Saturday, and 11 PM on Sunday, [130] [131] with the last trains leaving the end stations inbound about half an hour before these times. [132] As of 2022, the pre-2017 service hours have been restored. [64]

  8. Remember when the old post office was on First Street? Here's ...

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    The front page of this Mar. 3, 1937 issue of the Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter features the dedication of the new post office on First Street, which replaced the 1905 building in the same ...

  9. United States Postal Service - Wikipedia

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    The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.