United States Post Office–Hyattsville Main Explained

US Post Office--Hyattsville Main
Location:4325 Gallatin St., Hyattsville, Maryland
Coordinates:38.9528°N -76.9414°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of the U.S. Post Office-Hyattsville Main
Built:1935
Architect:Simon, Louis A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:July 24, 1986
Refnum:86001906

The Hyattsville Post Office is a one-story brick building constructed over a full basement, located on Gallatin Street in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland. The Colonial Revival building consists of a central, three-bay block flanked by smaller one-bay flat-roofed pavilions. It was constructed in 1935 and remains in active use. Murals by Eugene Kingman, depicting the agricultural heritage of Prince George's County, decorate the lobby. Its design reflects the attention Hyattsville resident and Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Smith W. Purdum paid to its construction.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hyattsville Post Office . October 1985. 2015-08-01 . Betty Bird . Maryland Historical Trust.