United States Post Office (Garden City, New York)
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US Post Office-Garden City | |
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Garden City Post Office, June 2010 | |
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| Location |
600 Franklin Street, Garden City, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′25.8″N 73°38′02.1″W / 40.723833°N 73.633917°WCoordinates: 40°43′25.8″N 73°38′02.1″W / 40.723833°N 73.633917°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Walker & Gillette; Johnson, J. Theodore |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| 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]
Image gallery
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Dedicated by Henry Morgenthau Jr. and James A. Farley; 1936
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Named for John W. Wydler; 1987
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The original flagpole base
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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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