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US Post Office-Madison Square Station
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Madison Square Station, October 2008
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| Location: | 149-153 E. 23rd St., New York, New York |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1935 |
| Architect: | Rich, Lorimer; McLeary, Kindred |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
| Governing body: | U.S. Postal Service |
| MPS: | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 88002364[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 11, 1989 |
The US Post Office-Madison Square Station is a historic post office building located in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was built in 1935, and designed by consulting architects Lorimer Rich for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a two to three story building clad on its main facade with "Dakota Mahogany" granite in the Classical Revival style. The main facade features six two-story Doric order piers and pilaster that surround the recessed entrance bays. The exterior also features five bronze relief sculptures by artists Edmond Amateis and Louis Slobodkin in 1937. The interior features eight murals executed between 1937 and 1939 by artist Kindred McLeary.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]