United States Post Office (New Rochelle, New York)

United States Post Office (New Rochelle, New York)
US Post Office-New Rochelle
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United States Post Office (New Rochelle, New York) is located in New York
Location: 255 North Ave. (corner of North Ave. and Huguenot St.), New Rochelle, New York
Coordinates: 40°54′41″N 73°46′56″W / 40.91139°N 73.78222°W / 40.91139; -73.78222Coordinates: 40°54′41″N 73°46′56″W / 40.91139°N 73.78222°W / 40.91139; -73.78222
Built: 1937
Architect: Hart & Shape; Frost, David Hutchinson[2]
Architectural style: Moderne
Governing body: U.S. Postal Service
MPS: US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference#: 88002368[1]
Added to NRHP: May 11, 1989

The U.S. Post Office, also known as New Rochelle Post Office, in New Rochelle, New York is a Moderne building built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as the result of a Multiple Property Submission that included 148 post office buildings in the state of New York.[2][1]

Three mural oil paintings in the lobby, "John Pell Receives Partial Payment for 6,000 Acres," "The Huguenots Lay the Foundations of the City of New Rochelle," and "The Post Rider Brings News of the Battle of Lexington," were created by the artist David Hutchison.[3][4]

The building is architecturally significant for its murals.[5]

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. 
  2. ^ a b United States Post Offices in New York -- 1858 to 1943 -- Thematic Resources, National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form, received October 5, 1988
  3. ^ Gets Mural Award For New Rochelle, New York Times, January 15, 1939
  4. ^ New Rochelle Department of Development Environmental Impact Statement
  5. ^ Gobrecht, Larry E. (December, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: United States Post Office, New Rochelle, New York / New Rochelle Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10501. Retrieved 2010-06-17.  and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, undated
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