United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York)

US Post Office-Hempstead

Quick shot of the Hempstead Post Office from Fulton Avenue.
Location 200 Fulton Avenue,
Hempstead, New York
Coordinates 40°42′26″N 73°37′43″W / 40.70722°N 73.62861°W / 40.70722; -73.62861Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 73°37′43″W / 40.70722°N 73.62861°W / 40.70722; -73.62861
Area less than one acre
Built 1932
Architect Tooker & Marsh; Mangravite, Peppino
Architectural style Classical Revival, Art Deco, Neoclassical
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002499[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1988

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.

Mural by Peppino Mangravite in the post office lobby (1937)

The lobby features 1936 murals by Peppino Mangravite installed in 1937.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hempstead Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying seven photographs


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