United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York)

US Post Office-Hempstead
Quick shot of the Hempstead Post Office from Fulton Avenue.
Location: 200 Fulton Avenue,
Hempstead, New York
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1932
Architect: Tooker & Marsh; Mangravite, Peppino
Architectural style: Classical Revival, Art Deco, Neoclassical
Governing body: U.S. Postal Service
MPS: US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference#: 88002499[1]
Added to NRHP: November 17, 1988

US Post Office-Hempstead is a historic post office building located at Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tooker and Marsh for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two story, symmetrically massed building faced with tan, brown, and red brick in the Classical Revival style. The central entrance features flanking octagonal aluminum Art Deco style lamps and other Art Deco ornamental detail. The lobby features 1936 murals by Peppino Mangravite installed in 1937.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hempstead Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4526. Retrieved 2010-10-01.  See also: "Accompanying seven photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4525. 
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