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.[2]

United States Post Office
Old Chelsea Station
(January 2011)
Location217 W. 18th St.
Manhattan, New York
Coordinates40°44′30″N 73°59′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
ArchitectKebbon, Eric; Fiene, Paul
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002365[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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

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Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Chelsea Station Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-01. See also: "Accompanying five photos".



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