United States Post Office (Freeport, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Freeport
Location:132 West Merrick Road,
Freeport, New York
Coordinates:40.6536°N -73.5861°W
Built:1932
Architect:Tachau & Vought; murals: Gropper, William
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002517

US Post Office-Freeport is a historic post office building located at Freeport in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tachau and Vought for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two-story, symmetrically massed brick building trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three bay wide entrance pavilion with a gable roof. The lobby features two murals by William Gropper installed in 1938 and titled "Air Mail" and "Suburban Post in Winter."[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. 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: Freeport Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying five photographs