U.S. Post Office & Courthouse, 595 Main Street, Worcester, Worcester County, MA

Significance: The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse was constructed in 1930-32 and marked the first presence of the U.S. District Court in Worcester. Designed in 1928-30 by the Supervising Architect of the Treasury's office, James A. Wetmore, the building is a good example of "Starved Classicism," the architectural style that characterized the majority of the federal buildings constructed in the late 1920's and 1930's. Sited on Franklin Square at the southern end of the central business district, it was one of the major public buildings erected in Worcester in the 1930's. The exterior of the building remains largely original, while many interior spaces have been altered. The historic finishes, generally simple in character, remain in the courtroom, judge's chambers, lobbies, corridors and stairhalls.
Survey number: HABS MA-1261