{"nrhp_refnum":"88002348","name":"US Post Office-Long Island City","other_names":["Long Island City Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"46-02 21st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.74573236300006,"lon":-73.94861525399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick post office with limestone trim at 46-02 21st Street in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York City. It was designed in 1928 and built in 1928-9 under the Treasury's Supervising Architect's office.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinguished large-scale example of a Colonial Revival public building in New York State and the largest post office facility built in New York City in the 1920s. Its monumental intact entrance portico, limestone detailing, bronze doors and Grecian lampposts are highlighted. It may also have served as a model for later Queens post offices.","narrative":"Occupying an entire block in Long Island City, Queens, this two-story brick post office with limestone trim was designed in 1928 and opened in 1929. Murch Brothers Construction Company of St. Louis built it under the Treasury's Supervising Architect's office, led by James A. Wetmore, though the design is probably the work of Louis A. Simon. A four-column Ionic portico with a pedimented entablature marks the fifteen-bay front, and three sets of bronze doors with Greek fret surrounds and Grecian-style lampposts add detail. Limestone pilasters, cornice and balustrade complete the Colonial Revival design. It is described as the largest post office facility built in New York City during the 1920s and as similar to several later Queens post offices, including Flushing and Jamaica. The exterior keeps its integrity, although the original windows were replaced with aluminum sash. Inside, the long public lobby retains plaster, marble and bronze details, including a panelled ceiling with Greek fret borders.","period_of_significance":"1928-9","architect_builder":"James A. Wetmore, Supervising Architect (probably designed by Louis A. Simon); built by Murch Brothers Construction Company of St. Louis, Missouri","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked as occupied, in government use; exterior retains integrity, interior to a lesser degree, with replaced windows and an altered screenline.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.789228-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002348.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002348/3e0ce4d95e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002348/3e0ce4d95e-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"User:Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Po11101_LIC_cloudy_day_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Po11101_LIC_cloudy_day_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314464","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Long_Island_City,_Queens)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890996"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/us-post-office-long-island-city-88002348/"}