Main Seattle Post Office

The former post office on Third Avenue and Union Street was a "grand Beaux Arts" building with Neoclassical features built from 1903 - 1908 and housed federal offices in addition to the post office. The sandstone used for its construction was porous and over several decades pollutants caused it to deteriorate.{{cite web|url=https://web6.seattle.gov/DPD/HistoricalSite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=-183831894|title=Seattle Historical Sites Search Result - Department of Neighborhoods (DON)|website=web6.seattle.gov}} James Knox Taylor was the building's supervising architect. The building was replaced by a modern structure in 1959.

The current Midtown Post Office is located on the east side of 3rd Avenue between University and Union streets.{{cite web|url=http://www.passportoffices.us/Washington/Seattle/UnitedStatesPostOfficeSeattleMidtownMainOffice.html|title=United States Post Office - Seattle Midtown (Main Office) - Seattle, Washington|website=www.passportoffices.us}} It is a three-story building which measures approximately 96’ x 211’ and includes underground/basement level parking. It is constructed in the Modernist International style and is considered a heritage building by the City of Seattle. It was designed by Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson.

The first Seattle post office was built on what is now Post Avenue or Post Alley in 1880.{{citation|work=Pacific NW|publisher=The Seattle Times|title=In challenging times, the Post Office delivers human connection|date=June 25, 2020|author=Jean Sherrard|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/in-challenging-times-the-post-office-delivers-human-connection/|quote= Seattle's main post office was erected in 1880. Historian Greg Lange suggests that it might have been Seattle's first federal government building. (image caption)}}

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Category:Post office buildings in Washington (state)