United States Post Office and Sub-Treasury Building, Federal government building in Post Office Square, Boston, United States.
The granite structure rises 126 feet high with a floor area of 51,372 square feet, featuring a prominent Mansard roof and ornamental stonework.
Construction began in 1869 and survived the Great Boston Fire of 1872, with President Ulysses S. Grant attending the cornerstone ceremony in 1871.
The building represented Victorian federal architecture, with the first floor dedicated to postal services and upper floors housing government agencies and courts.
The structure was demolished in 1929 due to space limitations, replaced by the John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse at 5 Post Office Square.
The statues created by Daniel Chester French that decorated the original building found a new home in Franklin Park after the demolition.
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