United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia)

United States Post Office-Main Branch
(2024)
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia) is located in Philadelphia
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia)
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia) is located in Pennsylvania
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia)
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia) is located in the United States
United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia)
Location2970 Market St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°10′58″W / 39.95583°N 75.18278°W / 39.95583; -75.18278
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1933
ArchitectRankin & Kellogg; et al.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.06000782[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 2006

The former United States Post Office-Main Branch is a historic post office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is situated across from Amtrak's 30th Street Station. It operated as the main postal processing facility for Philadelpha from 1933 until its closure in 2008. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.