United States Post Office (Morrisania, Bronx)
US Post Office-Morrisania -- originally Station "T" -- is a historic post office building located at Morrisania in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was built in 1936, and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a two-story, five bay wide brick building with a hipped roof and a one bay recessed wing in the Colonial Revival style. It features an arcade of five recessed brick round arches with limestone keystones.[2]
US Post Office-Morrisania | |
 The Morrisania Post Office in September 2014. | |
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| Location | 442 E. 167th St., Morrisania, Bronx |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′48″N 73°54′32″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | U.S. Treasury Dept.; Foster, William Dewey |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002458[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Morrisania Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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