Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 88002365 Phone +1 800-275-8777 | Built 1935 Opened 1935 Added to NRHP 11 May 1989 | |
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Location 217 W. 18th St.
Manhattan, New York MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR Address 217 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–4PMSaturday9AM–4PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–5:30PMTuesday9AM–5:30PMWednesday9AM–5:30PMThursday9AM–5:30PMFriday9AM–5:30PMSuggest an edit Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar US Post Office‑Inwood Station, US Post Office‑Lenox Hill Station, US Post Office‑Madison Square St, United States Post Office, US Post Office‑Knickerbocker 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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