Weiss Center

The Weiss Center, formerly the U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main is a historic building at 491 Main Street in Manchester, Connecticut. It was built in 1931 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. It includes Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Georgian Revival architectural features.[1]

U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main
The Weiss Center
Location479 Main St. at Center St., Manchester, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′35″N 72°31′21″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1931
Built byPieretti Bros.
ArchitectWetmore, James
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.86000127[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1986

Description and history

The Robert Weiss Center is located at the northern end of Manchester's main downtown commercial district, at the northeast corner of Main Street (Connecticut Route 83) and Center Street (United States Route 6). It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of brick with limestone trim, with a unique pentagonal floorplan. It presents a broad three-bay front entry facade at an angle to the street intersection, with a projecting Classical four-column portico at the center. The portico has round Doric columns rising to an entablature and a gabled pediment studded with modillion blocks. The center of the gable is decorated with garlands and swags. The flanking windows are tall round-headed sashes. The interior lobby area features brown tile flooring with white marble borders and wainscoting.[2]

The building was constructed in 1931 by the federal government to serve as Manchester's main post office. It has a unique design, prompted by difficulties of its location, credited to United States Supervising Architect James Wetmore. It was built by Pieretti Brothers contractors.[2] The post office occupied it until 1991, after which the building was acquired by the city. It was officially named the Weiss Center in 1994.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. W. St. John (1985). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main / Manchester Main Post Office". National Park Service. and Accompanying photos from 1983
  3. "Weiss Center". Historic Buildings of Connecticut. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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