United States Post Office (Forest Hills, Queens)

US Post Office-Forest Hills Station

Forest Hills Station, May 2009
Location 10628 Queens Blvd.,[1]
Forest Hills, Queens
Coordinates 40°43′18″N 73°50′50″W / 40.72167°N 73.84722°W / 40.72167; -73.84722Coordinates: 40°43′18″N 73°50′50″W / 40.72167°N 73.84722°W / 40.72167; -73.84722
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

  1. ↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "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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