United States Post Office (Port Washington, New York)

Port Washington Post Office
The Port Washington Post Office in 2023
General information
Architectural styleArte Moderne; Neoclassical
Address1501 Port Washington Blvd., Port Washington, New York 11050
Coordinates40°49′51.7″N 73°41′02.4″W / 40.831028°N 73.684000°W / 40.831028; -73.684000
Construction started1934
Completed1935
Cost$65,300
OwnerUnited States Postal Service
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank T. Cornell
Main contractorA. J. Paretta Contracting Co. Inc.

U.S. Post Office-Port Washington is a historic post office building located in Port Washington, in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States.

Description

The 1-story, trapezoid-shaped post office building, designed in the Arte Moderne & Neoclassical architectural styles, was built in 1935 as part of a massive Depression-era Public Works Administration project that built many new post offices & other public buildings throughout the state of New York.[1][2][3][4] It is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

It was announced that PWA allotments were made for the post office's erection circa 1933, when it was announced that $65,300 (1933 USD) had been allocated for its construction – part of a $502,430 project to erect several post offices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.[2]

Construction began on the building in 1934 and was completed the following year.[2] It was designed by Port Washington-based architect Frank T. Cornell, who had previously designed other prominent civic buildings in the area – including the Main Street School and extensions to North Hempstead Town Hall.[1][5] The contract for the building's construction was awarded by the Federal Government to A. J. Paretta Contracting Co. Inc.[2]

New Deal artwork

As was common for New Deal-era post offices, three murals – also commissioned by the Federal Government, through the Treasury Relief Art Project – were installed in the post office.[2][3][6][7] Titled Lighthouse, Sailing, and Landscape, these three murals were installed in the lobby and were created by artist Harry S. Lane.[1][2][6]

Additional New Deal artwork by Paul Cadmus, titled Pocahontas and John Smith, was installed in the post office in 2918.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kahofer, Kurt (November 1989). Building-Structure Inventory Survey: Port Washington Post Office. Town of North Hempstead.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Post Office – Port Washington NY". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  3. ^ a b Lupinskie-Huvane, Lorraine; Singer, Alan (2001). "The Great Depression and the New Deal on Long Island, New York". OAH Magazine of History. 16 (1): 26–29. ISSN 0882-228X. JSTOR 25163483.
  4. ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  5. ^ "Scenes of Old Port Washington ... Its History". Newsday. May 23, 1946. p. 32.
  6. ^ a b c Goldstein, Marilyn (December 17, 1978). "Depression-Era Murals: A New Deal for Artists". Newsday. pp. LI28.
  7. ^ a b Goodman, Peter (October 29, 1978). "Art works horn of the Great Depression". Newsday. pp. A15.
  8. ^ Wallace, Brian (2014-01-01). "A Century of Self-Expression: Modern American Art in the Collection of John and Joanne Payson". Students of Exhibiting Modern Art.
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