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United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York)

Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 73°49′56″W / 40.93861°N 73.83222°W / 40.93861; -73.83222
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US Post Office-Bronxville, September 2012
United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York)
United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Bronxville, New York)
Location119 Pondfield Rd.,[2]
Bronxville, New York
Coordinates40°56′19″N 73°49′56″W / 40.93861°N 73.83222°W / 40.93861; -73.83222
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
ArchitectEric Kebbon, John Sloan
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002459[1]
NYSRHP No.11952.000168
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988
Designated NYSRHPNovember 17, 1988

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 was designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a 1+12-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.[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "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 (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bronxville Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs
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