Machias Post Office and Customhouse
The former Machias Post Office and Customhouse is a historic government building at Maine and Center Streets in Machias, Maine. Built in 1872, it is a prominent local example of Italianate architecture executed in brick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historic building
- Description: Machias, Maine
- Also known as: “Machias Customhouse” and “Machias Post Office and Custom House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Centre Street Congregational Church and Porter Memorial Library.
Centre Street Congregational Church
Church
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Centre Street Congregational Church is a historic church at 9 Center Street in Machias, Maine. Built in 1836–37, it is an important early example of Gothic Revival architecture in northern New England, apparently based on an early design by the noted Gothic architect Richard Upjohn.
Porter Memorial Library
Library
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Porter Memorial Library is the public library of Machias, Maine. It is located at 92 Court Street in the center Machias, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque Revival building, whose construction was funded by native son Henry Homes Porter. Porter Memorial Library is situated 520 feet west of Machias Post Office and Customhouse.
Washington County Jail
Prison
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The Washington County Jail is located at 83 Court Street in Machias, the county seat of Washington County, Maine. The jail was built in 1858 to a design by Gridley James Fox Bryant, and is one of the county's architecturally significant Italianate buildings. Washington County Jail is situated 610 feet northwest of Machias Post Office and Customhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Machias and Marshfield.
Machias
Town
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Machias is a town in and the county seat of Washington County in Down East Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,060. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Marshfield
Village
Marshfield is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 528 at the 2020 census. Marshfield is situated 1½ miles northwest of Machias Post Office and Customhouse.
Whitneyville
Village
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Whitneyville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Colonel Joseph Whitney, a mill owner. The population was 202 at the 2020 census. Whitneyville is situated 3½ miles west of Machias Post Office and Customhouse.
Machias Post Office and Customhouse
- Categories: custom house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Machias, Washington, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.71516° or 44° 42′ 55″ northLongitude
-67.45775° or 67° 27′ 28″ westInception
1872Open location code
87PJPG8R+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 1051263954OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q6723545
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