During the 1932-1942 era of post office construction, a large number of post offices and other federal buildings were built in New York. This surge was intended both to address the long-term need for new government facilities, as well as to employ out-of-work architects, engineers, artists, and other construction industry workers who were unemployed as a result of the Great Depression. The economic climate made it necessary to focus on functional design and a restraint in the amount of ornamentation used. The post office was designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster.[2] The Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture also commissioned two realistic murals depicting Larchmont scenes from that era. The murals, painted by the accomplished New York landscape artist Thomas H. Donnelly, were unveiled in 1939 and depict the Larchmont Manor House and Larchmont Yacht Club.[citation needed]
^ ab"National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: United States Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, Thematic Resources". October 1988. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
united, states, post, office, larchmont, york, united, states, post, office, building, larchmont, york, constructed, 1937, part, program, started, 1853, office, supervising, architect, united, states, treasury, department, colonial, revival, style, which, most. The United States Post Office building in Larchmont New York was constructed in 1937 as part of a program started in 1853 by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury Department It is in the Colonial Revival style which was the most popular style for post offices built in New York after World War I This post office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a Multiple Property Submission Approximately 80 buildings within the Multiple Property Submission fit into this style 2 US Post Office LarchmontU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Post Office July 2010Show map of New YorkShow map of the United StatesInteractive map showing the location for U S Post Office LarchmontLocationLarchmont New YorkCoordinates40 55 48 N 73 45 5 W 40 93000 N 73 75139 W 40 93000 73 75139Built1937ArchitectFoster William Dewey US Treasury DepartmentArchitectural styleColonial RevivalMPSUS Post Offices in New York State 1858 1943 TRNRHP reference No 88002341 1 Added to NRHPMay 11 1989 During the 1932 1942 era of post office construction a large number of post offices and other federal buildings were built in New York This surge was intended both to address the long term need for new government facilities as well as to employ out of work architects engineers artists and other construction industry workers who were unemployed as a result of the Great Depression The economic climate made it necessary to focus on functional design and a restraint in the amount of ornamentation used The post office was designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster 2 The Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture also commissioned two realistic murals depicting Larchmont scenes from that era The murals painted by the accomplished New York landscape artist Thomas H Donnelly were unveiled in 1939 and depict the Larchmont Manor House and Larchmont Yacht Club citation needed See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County New YorkReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form United States Post Offices in New York State 1858 1943 Thematic Resources October 1988 Retrieved 2008 10 23 This article about a historic property or district in Westchester County New York that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Post Office Larchmont New York amp oldid 1222122086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
