Mount Kisco Municipal Complex Explained

Mount Kisco Municipal Complex
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Location:100-120 Main St., Mount Kisco, New York
Coordinates:41.2025°N -73.7269°W
Built:1932
Architect:Mott B. Schmidt
[1] O'Brien & Klikel
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:March 9, 1997
Refnum:97000116

Mount Kisco Municipal Complex is a national historic district located at Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York. The district contains two contributing buildings; the Mount Kisco Town and Village Hall (1932) and the United States Post Office (1936). Both are in the Colonial Revival style. The Town and Village Hall is a 2-story, cruciform plan brick building on a limestone foundation and topped by a slate-covered hipped and gable roof. It features an octagonal clock tower. The Village Library formerly occupied the second floor until a separate, adjacent building was constructed in the 1960s. The first floor formerly housed the police station and a small jail. The Post Office is a -story brick building set on a limestone foundation and topped by a slate shingle clad gable roof. It consists of a central section flanked by 1-story wings, with a large 2-story rear wing. The interior features murals depicting the history of Mount Kisco executed by artist Thomas Donnelly in 1936.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

In 2017, the Mount Kisco Public Library was renamed the Henry V. Kensing Memorial Library in honor of the town's former mayor.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Building and Post Office, Mount Kisco . The Architecture of Mott B. Smchmidt.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Mount Kisco Municipal Complex. October 1996. 2010-12-24 . John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos.
  3. Web site: Mount Kisco Naming Library After Former Mayor. Sam Barron. Mount Kisco Daily Voice.