United States Post Office (Garden City, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Garden City
Location:600 Franklin Street,
Garden City, New York
Coordinates:40.7238°N -73.6339°W
Built:1936
Architect:Walker & Gillette; Johnson, J. Theodore
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002521

US Post Office-Garden City is a historic post office building located at Garden City in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1936 and designed by consulting architects Walker & Gillette for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a one-story, square brick building on a granite in the Classical Revival style. The lobby features a 1937 mural by J. Theodore Johnson titled "Huckleberry Frolic."[1] On December 24, 1987, the building was named in honor of former Congressman John W. Wydler (1924-1987).

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: Garden City Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. July 1986. and Accompanying two photographs