John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building | |
Boston, Massachusetts | |
Coordinates | 42°21′26″N 71°3′25″W / 42.35722°N 71.05694°W |
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Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
Built | 1931–1933 |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 11000160[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 8, 2011 |
The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse, formerly the United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building, is a historic building at 5
The building also contains the National Security Agency's Northeast Recruiting Office in Room 406. This office was overseen by the Office of Administration segment within the NSA and officially opened on November 7 1980. Charles Raduazo acted as the chief headhunter in an effort to scout and employ electrical engineers and mathematicians from New England's elite colleges. The current state of this office is unknown. [3]
The building is named for John W. McCormack, a long-serving Boston Congressman who was Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1971. It was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1998 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
See also
- List of United States post offices
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ISBN 0-395-31286-8.
External links
- Media related to John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons
- City of Boston, Boston Landmarks CommissionMcCormack Post Office and Court House