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Gerald S Burns Building

• Historical Name: Municipal Welfare Building
• Originally: Pawtucket Post Office

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• Address: 56 High St
• Vicinity: Summer St

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Building

• As Noted In: National Register of Historic Places, US National Park Service

The Gerald S. Burns Building was built in 1896 as the Pawtucket Post Office. In the 1940's it became the city's welfare office and served the community until the late 1970's. In 1979 a three year renovation began that join the structure with the Sayles Building to become the Pawtucket Public Library. - AsNotedIn