United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Hempstead
Location:200 Fulton Avenue,
Hempstead, New York
Coordinates:40.7072°N -73.6286°W
Built:1932
Architect:Tooker & Marsh
Mangravite, Peppino
Architecture:Classical Revival, Art Deco, Neoclassical
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002499

US Post Office-Hempstead is a historic post office building located at Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1932 and designed by consulting architects Tooker & Marsh for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a two-story, symmetrically massed building faced with tan, brown, and red brick in the Classical Revival style. The central entrance features flanking octagonal aluminum Art Deco style lamps and other Art Deco ornamental detail.

The lobby features 1936 murals by Peppino Mangravite installed in 1937.[1]

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

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: Hempstead Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. July 1986. and Accompanying seven photographs