United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York)
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US Post Office-Bronxville is a historic post office
building located at Bronxville
in Westchester County, New York
, United States
. It was built in 1937 and designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect
. It is a -story building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone
in the Colonial Revival
style. The front facade features six extremely flat limestone pilasters that flank the central entrance. The lobby features a mural by John French Sloan
(1871–1951) painted in 1939 and titled The Arrival of the First Mail in Bronxville in 1846.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988.
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
building located at Bronxville
Bronxville, New York
Bronxville is an affluent village within the town of Eastchester, New York, in the United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately north of midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County. At the 2010 census, Bronxville had a population of 6,323...
in Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was built in 1937 and designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect
Office of the Supervising Architect
The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939....
. It is a -story building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
in the Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style. The front facade features six extremely flat limestone pilasters that flank the central entrance. The lobby features a mural by John French Sloan
John French Sloan
John French Sloan was an American artist. As a member of The Eight, he became a leading figure in the Ashcan School of realist artists. He was known for his urban genre painting and ability to capture the essence of neighborhood life in New York City, often through his window...
(1871–1951) painted in 1939 and titled The Arrival of the First Mail in Bronxville in 1846.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988.