Old Glen Cove Post Office

Old Glen Cove Post Office is a historic post office building located at Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York. It was designed by Stephen Voorhees, then with the architecture firm Eidlitz & McKenzie, and built in 1905. It is a three-story Tudor Revival influenced building. It measures 36 feet wide and 70 feet deep, with a rear addition constructed in 1915. The first floor facade is brick, while the two upper stories have applied timbers with stucco infill and French casement windows. The original Glen Cove Post Office building was replaced with the existing building on 2 Glen Cove Avenue in 1932. The old post office is now the headquarters of the Smiros & Smiros architectural firm.[2]

Glen Cove Post Office
Old Glen Cove Post Office, April 2011
Location51 Glen St., Glen Cove, New York
Coordinates40°51′50″N 73°37′46″W
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905 (1905), 1915
ArchitectStephen Voorhees
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.10000957[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2010

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/29/10 through 12/03/10. National Park Service. 2010-12-10.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Laura Smiros; Glen Cordova & Erik Alschuler (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Glen Cove Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs
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