Canton Post Office, ca. 1915 (Dan Keleher Collection)

 Canton Post Office¹ 

The post office has been stationed at several locations throughout Canton’s history, from Ponkapoag, to Canton Junction , to Vose's Tavern, and Flood Block (pictured above). Today the post office occupies the site of the Canton Catholic Club that burned down in 1918. The building, which was constructed in 1930s and contains a mural painted during the Great Depression in its lobby. 

Resources¹

Dan Keleher, “Historical Perspectives: Former Post Office Building was Elegant Addition,” Canton Citizen June 16, 1988.

Historic Homes of Canton, vol. II: North Canton Corner by Patricia Johnson, 253-268.

A Postcard from Canton: Stories and Images from Another Time and Place in Canton, Massachusetts, “Oddfellow’s Hall,” http://cantonhistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/oddfellows-hall.html

Stories and images from another time and place in Canton