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United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York)

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Coordinates: 41°0′11.5″N 73°40′6″W / 41.003194°N 73.66833°W / 41.003194; -73.66833
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US Post Office-Port Chester
U.S. Post Office, Port Chester, NY, November 2012
United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York)
United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Port Chester, New York)
Location245 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, New York
Coordinates41°0′11.5″N 73°40′6″W / 41.003194°N 73.66833°W / 41.003194; -73.66833
Arealess than one acre
Built1932
ArchitectZoller & Muller; Mortellito, Domenico
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002406[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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.[1] 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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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  • Murals inside the main hall
    Murals inside the main hall
  • Murals inside the main hall
    Murals inside the main hall

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Port Chester Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs
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