Post Office/Police Station

This building is a prime example of the Neo-Classical Revival, distinguished by its symmetry, monumental appearance, columned facade, decorated entablature, and white marble construction. It was constructed as a United States Post Office and designed by James Knox Taylor, supervising architect for the United States Treasury from 1897-1912. It served as Bennington’s post office until 1967, when a new post office was constructed around the corner on Elm Street. From 1967 to 1996, it served as a United States Federal Building, and then was conveyed to the Town of Bennington. From 1999 on, it has served as the Bennington police station. This photo is one of a set of twenty official U.S. government photos (now in Bennington Museum collection) used to verify and document the progress of the construction, taken between August 7, 1913 and November 1, 1914.