United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Port Chester
Location:245 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, New York
Coordinates:41.0032°N -73.6683°W
Built:1932
Architect:Zoller & Muller; Mortellito, Domenico
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002406

US Post Office-Port Chester is a historic post office building located at Port Chester in Westchester County, New York. It was designed by consulting architects Zoller and Muller for the Office of the Supervising Architect, built in 1932–1933, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is a one-story symmetrical building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone and granite in the Colonial Revival style. The front facade features a projecting central pavilion with a shallow portico composed of two pairs of limestone Corinthian columns echoed by Corinthian pilasters. The lobby features four large murals and nine lunettes, designed by Domenico Mortellito and installed in 1936.[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: Port Chester Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. December 1986. and Accompanying five photographs