Archive for July 25th, 2011

July 25, 2011

Fanwood Post Office!

Fanwood Post Office!

The Fanwood post office and library have a lot in common.

The post office, like the library, started out in this 1897 building.

Ye old round-roofed Fanwood Library/ Post office/ etc.

The post office, like the library, moved to a storefront operation c.1928.

Fanwood post office, c. 1940

The post office, like the library, currently exists in its third building, shown at the top (featured photo).

* Hours for the Fanwood post office [USPS website], as of July 2011:
M-F: 8:30am-5:00pm
Sat: 8:30am-1:00pm

 

Reference:

Bousquet, R. and Bousquet, S. (1995). Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Arcadia Publishing: Dover, NH. ISBN 0738563188.