US Post Office-Old Chelsea Station

217 W. 18th St., New York, New York. County/parish: New York.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 11, 1989. NRIS 88002365.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Old Chelsea Station Post Office

From Wikipedia:

United States Post Office (Old Chelsea Station)

The United States Post Office Old Chelsea Station, originally known as "Station O", is a historic post office building located at 217 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1935, and designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a seven-bay-wide two-story brick building, trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. The main entrance features a ten light transom, Doric order pilasters, and a blind stone fanlight with carved eagles. The interior features two bas relief cast stone panels of woodland animals titled "Deer" and "Bear" executed in 1938 by artist Paul Fiene.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313823

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