United States Post Office (Rockville Centre, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Rockville Centre
Location:250 Merrick Road,
Rockville Centre, New York
Coordinates:40.6561°N -73.6467°W
Built:1937
Architect:Foster, William Dewey; White, Victor
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Art Deco
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002425

US Post Office-Rockville Centre is a historic post office building located at Rockville Centre in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937 and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster (1890-1958) for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a one-story building clad with brick and trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. It features an Art Deco style grill above the main entrance doors. The lobby features four irregularly shaped murals by Victor White painted in 1939 of various local historic scenes."[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: Rockville Centre Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying seven photographs