United States Post Office–Cooper Station

US Post Office — Cooper Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office - Cooper Station
Location:	93 4th Avenue, New York, New York
Coordinates:	40°43′55″N 73°59′24″W / 40.73194°N 73.99°W / 40.73194; -73.99Coordinates: 40°43′55″N 73°59′24″W / 40.73194°N 73.99°W / 40.73194; -73.99
Built:	1936
Architect:	William Dewey Foster; US Treasury Department
Architectural style:	Classical Revival
Governing body:	U.S. Postal Service
MPS:	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference#:	88002360
Added to NRHP:	May 11, 1989[1]

The US Post Office — Cooper Station, also known as Cooper Station Post Office, is located at 93 4th Avenue, on the corner of East 11th street. This post office serves the 10003 zip code, better known as the neighborhood of the East Village in New York City, NY. Its sub-station is located on 3rd Street near Avenue C.

The post office is named in honor of Peter Cooper, the mid-19th century industrialist and philanthropist who founded the nearby The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

Trivia

• The fictional character Newman from the television sitcom Seinfeld supposedly worked here. The image of this corner building was used frequently on the show just prior to the beginning of a scene.

• The WPA era building is listed on the List of Registered Historic Places in New York

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 

External links

• Map and Business Hours – USPS website
• Not Subject to Review by Kristen Lombardi, Village Voice, March 7th, 2006 11:34 AM – USPS sells air rights for Cooper Station Post Office

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