{"nrhp_refnum":"97000116","name":"Mount Kisco Municipal Complex","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"100-120 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Kisco","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.20272399100003,"lon":-73.72665679599999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-03-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A municipal civic complex at 100-120 Main Street in Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York, made up of the 1932 Town/Village Hall and the 1936 Post Office, with a 1962 library and a war memorial that do not contribute to its significance.","why_significant":"The complex is significant as a distinguished group of early twentieth century civic architecture. Both historic buildings were designed by regionally prominent architect Mott B. Schmidt and are regional examples of Colonial Revival municipal design. The Town/Village Hall is described as one of Westchester County's finest examples of the style, and the Post Office holds two 1936 murals by Thomas Donnelly.","narrative":"Located on Main Street in the center of Mount Kisco, this 3.8-acre civic complex groups a town and village hall, a post office, a library and a war memorial. The Town/Village Hall opened in December 1932. It is a two-story brick building with a slate roof, a clock tower, and a portico of four Ionic columns. The smaller Post Office followed in 1936, built with federal funding in the 1930s, and its barrel-vaulted lobby holds two oil-on-canvas murals by Thomas Donnelly showing an Indian cornfield and Mount Kisco in 1850. Architect Mott B. Schmidt designed both buildings as compatible interpretations of Georgian and Colonial design. A 1962 library by William and Geoffrey Platt and a war memorial are too recent to count as contributing. The complex was recognized as an important local landmark and community center, valued for its Colonial Revival architecture, its park-like setting, and its continuing role in local government.","period_of_significance":"1932-1936","architect_builder":"Schmidt, Mott B., Architect; O'Brien & Klikel, Builders","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Both the Town/Village Hall and Post Office remain in active use; some original departments have moved to other facilities, but most municipal services are still housed in the complex.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.106196-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/97000116.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000116/f634652e48-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000116/f634652e48-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Kisco,_New_York.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Kisco,_New_York.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323113","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kisco_Municipal_Complex","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6921685"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/mount-kisco-municipal-complex-97000116/"}