United States Post Office (Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) Explained

US Post Office-Parkville Station
Location:6618 20th Ave., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Coordinates:40.6156°N -73.9875°W
Built:1936
Architect:U.S. Treasury Dept.; Pratt, Carroll H.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002463

US Post Office-Parkville Station, originally known as Station "Y," is a historic post office building located at Bensonhurst in Brooklyn, New York, United States. It was built in 1936, and designed by consulting architect Carroll H. Pratt for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a two-story, flat roofed red brick building with a one-story rear wing in the Colonial Revival style.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Parkville Station Post Office. November 1986. 2010-10-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.