United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York)

US Post Office-Mount Vernon is a historic post office building located at Mount Vernon in Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built in 1915 and is one of a number of post offices designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under direction of Oscar Wenderoth. It is a two to three story, symmetrical building faced with limestone in the Classical Revival style. It is composed of a five bay central section with flanking one bay recessed wings.[2]

US Post Office-Mount Vernon
United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York)
United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Mount Vernon, New York)
Location15 S. First St., Mount Vernon, New York
Coordinates40°54′40″N 73°50′1″W / 40.91111°N 73.83361°W / 40.91111; -73.83361
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
ArchitectWenderoth, Oscar; U.S. Treasury Department
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002355[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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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 (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mount Vernon Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying four photographs