Old Post Office (Liberty, Maine)
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The Old Post Office, also known as the Old Octagonal Post Office, was built in 1870 and is an historic octagon-shaped former U.S. post office
building located on Main Street in Liberty
, Maine
. On June 19, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
. The town of Liberty boasts that the building is "the only octagonal post office in the United States". The building, which "has all its original equipment" is now the home of the Liberty Historical Society, which opens it to the public on Saturdays during the summer.
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
building located on Main Street in Liberty
Liberty, Maine
Liberty is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 927 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. On June 19, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The town of Liberty boasts that the building is "the only octagonal post office in the United States". The building, which "has all its original equipment" is now the home of the Liberty Historical Society, which opens it to the public on Saturdays during the summer.