United States Post Office (Far Rockaway, Queens)
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| Location | 18-36 Mott Ave., Far Rockaway, Queens |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′12″N 73°45′3″W / 40.60333°N 73.75083°WCoordinates: 40°36′12″N 73°45′3″W / 40.60333°N 73.75083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Kebbon, Eric |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002500[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
US Post Office-Far Rockaway is a historic post office building located at Far Rockaway in Queens County, New York, United States. It was built in 1935, and is one of six post offices in New York State designed by architect Eric Kebbon as a consultant to the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two story brick building with limestone trim and a low granite base in the Colonial Revival style. Its main facade features a centrally placed polygonal shaped frontispiece with a rounded dome inspired by Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. It also has a grand entrance vestibule.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Far Rockaway Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
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