National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Yonkers

Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Listed
May 10, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88002448

About this property

The U.S. Post Office for Yonkers, New York, is located on Main Street downtown, opposite the city's train station. It is a two-story stone building erected in the late 1920s. It is located in the 10702 ZIP Code, but serves the entire city, which has other ZIP codes between 10701 and 10710. In 1989 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with many other historic post offices in the state. Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo personally chose the site. The building is one of many of those designed by the Treasury Department's Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. Since it was located in a growing city, it is larger than most other post offices built around the same time. In its Classical Revival design hints of the emerging Art Deco style can be seen. It remains largely intact today.

Location

79--81 Main St.
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
40.93492, -73.90179

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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

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

What type of historic resource is US Post Office-Yonkers?

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

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The period of significance for US Post Office-Yonkers is recorded as the industrial era.

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