{"nrhp_refnum":"88002448","name":"US Post Office-Yonkers","other_names":["Yonkers Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"79--81 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Yonkers","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":40.93491996100005,"lon":-73.90179038499997,"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, steel-frame, limestone-clad post office at 79-81 Main Street in downtown Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was designed and built in 1927 and occupies an entire city block beside the Yonkers train station.","why_significant":"The building is a distinguished example of restrained Classical Revival design, with colossal Corinthian pilasters and a balustraded parapet on three facades. Its large size reflects Yonkers' importance as an urban center, and it shows the federal emphasis on economy and standardization in the 1920s. The largely intact lobby and original fixtures add to its value.","narrative":"Occupying a full block in downtown Yonkers beside the railroad station, this post office at 79-81 Main Street was designed and completed in 1927. Its steel frame is faced in buff-colored limestone, and two-story Corinthian pilasters divide the bays on three principal facades, topped by a carved frieze, a denticulated cornice and a balustraded parapet. The design came from the Treasury's Supervising Architect's office under Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore. It reflects the restrained, stripped-down classicism used for large postal facilities when Colonial Revival was the more common choice. Its size is unusual for the period and shows that Yonkers needed a large mail facility. Inside, the L-shaped public lobby keeps its terrazzo floors, marble wainscoting, Corinthian pilasters and coffered plaster ceiling, along with original marble-framed bulletin cases and oak customer tables. Alterations have been minor, and the building keeps a high level of integrity as a downtown anchor.","period_of_significance":"1927","architect_builder":"James A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a post office; the exterior is essentially as constructed and the lobby is largely intact, with minor alterations to the mailing platform, teller windows and lighting.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.480607-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002448/19f0b3075e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002448/19f0b3075e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Ɱ","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yonkers_PO.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ɱ</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yonkers_PO.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315481","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Yonkers,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891071"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/us-post-office-yonkers-88002448/"}