United States Post Office (Long Beach, New York)
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US Post Office-Long Beach | |
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Long Beach Post Office, April 2009 | |
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| Location |
101 East Park Avenue Long Beach, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°35′19″N 73°39′39″W / 40.58861°N 73.66083°WCoordinates: 40°35′19″N 73°39′39″W / 40.58861°N 73.66083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A.; Corbino, Jon |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002347[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
US Post Office-Long Beach is a historic post office building located at Long Beach in Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1936 and designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Louis A. Simon. It is a one story, symmetrically massed building faced with red brick in the Colonial Revival style. It features a central five bay wide section with a gable roof, flanked by single bay end pavilions with gable roofs perpendicular to the central section. The lobby features a mural by Jon Corbino installed in 1939 and titled The Pleasures of Bathing.[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 (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Long Beach Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
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