Fort Point Post Office

Fort Point Post Office is a post office in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts which is located on Dorchester Avenue. Fort Point Post Office is situated nearby to Summer Street Bridge, as well as near the railway station South Station.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—midnight
Type: Post office
Also known as: “USPS”
Address: 25 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA 02205-9761

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Station and Boston Children’s Museum.

South Station

Railway station

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South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the busiest railroad station in Greater Boston and the second-busiest transportation facility. South Station is situated 500 feet west of Fort Point Post Office.

Boston Children’s Museum

Museum

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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. Boston Children’s Museum is situated 1,200 feet east of Fort Point Post Office.

Summer Street Bridge

Bridge

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The Summer Street Bridge is a retractile bridge built in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, over the Fort Point Channel. It still stands, but has served as a fixed bridge since 1959. This was the site of the Summer Street Bridge disaster in 1916. Summer Street Bridge is situated 470 feet east of Fort Point Post Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leather District and Downtown Boston.

Leather District

Suburb

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The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

Downtown Boston

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Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

South Bay Interchange

Locality

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The South Bay Interchange is a massive interchange in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. The interchange consists of Interstate 90, the Mass Pike Extension, and the Interstate 93 concurrency with US 1 and MA 3 south of the Thomas P.