United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Mount Vernon
Location:15 S. First St., Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates:40.9111°N -73.8336°W
Built:1915
Architect:Wenderoth, Oscar; U.S. Treasury Department
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002355

US Post Office-Mount Vernon is a historic post office building located at Mount Vernon in Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1915 and is one of a number of post offices designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under direction of Oscar Wenderoth. It is a two to three story, symmetrical building faced with limestone in the Classical Revival style. It is composed of a five bay central section with flanking one bay recessed wings.[1]

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

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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: Mount Vernon Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying four photographs