United States Post Office (Forest Hills, Queens)
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US Post Office-Forest Hills Station | |
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Forest Hills Station, May 2009 | |
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| Location |
10628 Queens Blvd.,[1] Forest Hills, Queens |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′18″N 73°50′50″W / 40.72167°N 73.84722°WCoordinates: 40°43′18″N 73°50′50″W / 40.72167°N 73.84722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Lorimer Rich, Sten Jacobsson |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002503[2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
US Post Office-Forest Hills Station is a historic post office building located at Forest Hills in Queens County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937, and was designed by architect Lorimer Rich as a consultant to the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a one story flat roofed building clad with reddish brown terra cotta above a base of granite in the International style. It features exterior terra cotta relief sculptures by artist Sten Jacobsson.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2]
References
- ↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 1, 2016.
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Forest Hills Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying four photographs
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