From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2018.10.94
Color transparency of the Post Office and Custom House between Franklin and Main Streets in Belfast, ME in the late 1950s. The view shows a drive-up mailbox on the Franklin Street corner, cars parked in front of the historic building and along the streets, and elm trees lining the streets. Construction of the Post Office and Customs House was begun in 1855 on upper Main Street with funds appropriated by the U. S. Congress. The building was designed by architect Ammi B. Young of Washington, D.C. and built by Belfast contractor Isaac Allard. It was occupied in 1857, the post office occupying the first floor and the customs office on the second floor.
