US Post Office-Spring Valley
National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Spring Valley

Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York
Listed
May 10, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
88002432

About this property

The U.S. Post Office in Spring Valley, New York, is located on North Madison Street. It is a brick building from the mid-1930s that serves the ZIP Code 10977, covering the village of Spring Valley. Its Colonial Revival design, unique to Spring Valley among post offices in New York, emphasizes the Greek Revival precedents of the style. Its interior, like many other post offices built during the New Deal, features public art, in this case a mural. In 1989 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with many other post offices in the state.

Location

7 N. Madison Ave.
Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York
41.11303, -74.04580

Categories

ARTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was US Post Office-Spring Valley listed on the National Register?

US Post Office-Spring Valley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1989.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Spring Valley?

US Post Office-Spring Valley is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US Post Office-Spring Valley?

The period of significance for US Post Office-Spring Valley is recorded as the colonial era.

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