United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Bronxville
Location:119 Pondfield Rd.,[1]
Bronxville, New York
Coordinates:40.9386°N -73.8322°W
Built:1937
Architect:Eric Kebbon, John Sloan
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002459
Designated Other1:New York State Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Number:11952.000168
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Abbr:NYSRHP
Designated Other1 Date:November 17, 1988

US Post Office-Bronxville is a historic post office building located at Bronxville in Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937 and was designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a -story building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. The front facade features six extremely flat limestone pilasters that flank the central entrance. The lobby features a mural by John French Sloan (1871–1951) painted in 1939 and titled The Arrival of the First Mail in Bronxville in 1846.[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bronxville Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying five photographs