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United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York)

Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 73°37′43″W / 40.70722°N 73.62861°W / 40.70722; -73.62861
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US Post Office-Hempstead
Quick shot of the Hempstead Post Office from Fulton Avenue.
United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York)
United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Hempstead, New York)
Location200 Fulton Avenue,
Hempstead, New York
Coordinates40°42′26″N 73°37′43″W / 40.70722°N 73.62861°W / 40.70722; -73.62861
Arealess than one acre
Built1932
ArchitectTooker & Marsh; Mangravite, Peppino
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco, Neoclassical
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002499[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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  1. ^ a b "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 (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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