U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Boston, Massachusetts)
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The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, is a historic 19th-century federal building known for its grand Second Empire architectural style and its role in housing key postal and judicial functions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Boston, Massachusetts) canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
historic federal building ⓘ post office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Second Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | government building ⓘ |
| category |
Second Empire architecture in Massachusetts
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United States Post Office buildings NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal courthouses NERFINISHED ⓘ historic buildings in Boston ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governmentBranchServed |
executive branch of the United States
ⓘ
judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
mansard roof
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ornate façade ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
judicial
ⓘ
postal ⓘ |
| hasOwner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
federal postal system of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Suffolk County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCityCenter | true ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Greater Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| operator |
United States District Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Second Empire federal architecture in New England
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historic role in federal judiciary in Boston ⓘ historic role in federal postal services in Boston ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| use |
federal courthouse
ⓘ
postal facility ⓘ |
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