US Post Office-Parkville Station
Also known as: Parkville Station
Why it's listed
Parkville Station is a two-story post office at 6618 20th Avenue in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood. Designed in 1935 and completed in 1937, it is clad in red brick with limestone trim and has a projecting three-bay central pavilion, round-arched openings, brick quoins and splayed lintels with keystones. A one-story rear wing houses the workroom, and a sympathetic addition was made on the north side in the 1970s. Inside, the lobby keeps a metal vestibule, terrazzo floor, marble baseboard and beamed plaster ceiling. The building was one of many federal projects undertaken during the Great Depression. Its Colonial Revival design came from Carroll H. Pratt, a Brooklyn architect hired as a consultant by the Treasury's Supervising Architect office. Bensonhurst's rapid growth in the early twentieth century created the need for a large post office. The building is valued as an intact example of 1930s post office design, with a symmetrical facade, standardized plan and sturdy construction shared with other New York City stations.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of federal architecture from the Great Depression public works programs. It is a simple Colonial Revival design by consulting architect Carroll H. Pratt for the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. Its massing and plan are typical of 1930s post offices and are repeated at other New York City postal stations.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88002463, listed November 17, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 6618 20th Ave., New York |
|---|---|
| County | Brooklyn |
| Listed | November 17, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002463 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1936-7 |
| Architect / builder | Carroll H. Pratt, Consulting Architect; built by Globe Building Corporation |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good; retains integrity inside and out, with a 1970s non-contributing addition on the north side. The building is occupied and functions as a post office station. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.61572, -73.98718 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002463.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7890912
- This listing as JSON
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