It opened in 1935, as a replacement for an earlier post office location at 31 Main Street, and is a distinctive local example of Art Deco architecture.

It is a broad two-story structure, built with a steel frame and finished in limestone with granite trim.

[3] The Art Deco building, a stylistic rarity in Holyoke, was built for a total cost (including land and construction) of $284,000.

The building's location was a matter of some local dispute, with competing interests remaining undecided until the Postal Service threatened to withdraw the project entirely.

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