United States Post Office (Garden City, New York)

US Post Office-Garden City
Garden City Post Office, June 2010
Location 600 Franklin Street,
Garden City, New York
Coordinates 40°43′29″N 73°38′4″W / 40.72472°N 73.63444°WCoordinates: 40°43′29″N 73°38′4″W / 40.72472°N 73.63444°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1936
Architect Walker & Gillette; Johnson, J. Theodore
Architectural style Classical Revival
Governing body U.S. Postal Service
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002521[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1989

US Post Office-Garden City is a historic post office building located at Garden City in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1936 and designed by consulting architects Walker & Gillette for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a one story, square brick building on a granite in the Classical Revival style. The lobby features a 1937 mural by J. Theodore Johnson titled "Huckleberry Frolic."[2] On December 24, 1987, the building was named in honor of former Congressman John W. Wydler (1924-1987). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Garden City Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos".

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