United States Post Office (Freeport, New York)
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US Post Office-Freeport | |
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Freeport Post Office, June 2009 | |
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| Location |
132 West Merrick Road, Freeport, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′13″N 73°35′10″W / 40.65361°N 73.58611°WCoordinates: 40°39′13″N 73°35′10″W / 40.65361°N 73.58611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Tachau & Vought; Gropper, William |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002517[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
US Post Office-Freeport is a historic post office building located at Freeport in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tachau and Vought for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two story, symmetrically massed brick building trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three bay wide entrance pavilion with a gable roof. The lobby features two murals by William Gropper installed in 1938 and titled "Air Mail" and "Suburban Post in Winter."[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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: Freeport Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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