U.S. Post Office (New Rochelle, New York)

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caption = Post Office in 1940
location = New Rochelle, NY
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architect = Frederick G. Frost
architecture = Art-Moderne
added = 1989
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governing_body = United States Postal Service

The main U.S. Post Office in New Rochelle, New York, is an historic building in the city's downtown that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The post office was built by the federal Works Project Administration (WPA) and was dedicated on June 18, 1938 as part of the city's 250th anniversary celebration. [http://www.newrochelledowntown.com/pages/BIDHistWlkTrBro_092006.pdf The BID Guide to Historic Downtown New Rochelle] , New Rochelle Business Improvement District, accessed October 10, 2008] The building was designed by New Rochelle resident architect Frederick G. Frost and is one of the few Art Moderne-style post offices erected in the state. The interior contains three large paintings by WPA artist David Hutchison illustrating early New Rochelle: "The Huguenots Lay the Foundations of the City of New Rochelle", "John Pell Receives Partial Payment for 6,000 Acres", and "The Post Rider Brings News of the Battle of Lexington". [ [http://www.wpamurals.com/newyork.htm WPAMurals.com; "New Deal Art During the Great Depression"] ] ["Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal", Markowitz, Gerald E. and Park, Marlene, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984.] [ [http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/wpafolder/nyartlist.html Syracuse University; "Extant Murals & Sculptures From the Government Art Projects of the 1930's in New York"] ]

The post office was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [ [http://www.westchestergov.com/planning/Design/StateNatlRegisters.htm Inventory of Historic Places] ] [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NY/Westchester/state2.html National Register of Historic Places] ]

The facility currently serves the 10801, 10803 and 10805 ZIP Codes, covering portions of New Rochelle and neighboring Pelham and Pelham Manor.

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