Post office building, Former post office building in Schwerin, Germany

The former Hauptpost Schwerin, known as Alte Post, stands at Mecklenburgstraße 4/6 in the Altstadt. Built 1892–1897 to plans by Ernst Hake with architect Daegert, the three-story Neorenaissance building forms an L with two wings and a seven-story clock tower topped by an octagonal lantern and pointed bell hood. Nine Baroque-style gabled projections divide the street and courtyard facades, and the counter hall with double columns and cross vaulting survives.

The building was constructed between 1892 and 1897 under architect Ernst Hake's direction and replaced a former Bishop's residence from the 14th century. This transformation marked a shift from religious to state authority in the late 19th century.

The seven-field Mecklenburg coat of arms beside the clock on the front marks the building's role as Oberpostdirektion for both Mecklenburg grand duchies, Schwerin and Strelitz. A marble monument to Heinrich von Stephan, who became an honorary citizen of Schwerin in 1896, stands in front of the post; it was made by Wilhelm Wandschneider in 1898 and moved here in 1998.

The former Hauptpost stands at Mecklenburgstraße 4/6 in Schwerin's Altstadt. The building has been vacant since 2012, so the interior is not open; the facade, the seven-storey clock tower and the marble monument to Heinrich von Stephan in front can be viewed from the street. The memorial plaque for the victims of the Kapp Putsch is to the right of the main entrance.

The radio station Landessender Schwerin began broadcasting from this building on December 24, 1945. This made the postal building an important location in post-war communication history.