US Post Office-Inwood Station
Also known as: Inwood Station Post Office
Why it's listed
Inwood Station is a one-story brick post office at 90 Vermilyea Avenue, on the southwest corner of West 204th Street at the northern end of Manhattan. Designed in 1934 and built in 1935-37 by Globe Building Corporation, it was one of twelve new postal stations erected in Manhattan in the mid-1930s as part of federal work projects responding to Depression-era unemployment. The architect was Carroll H. Pratt, a Brooklyn-based consultant hired temporarily by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. His Colonial Revival design features a projecting three-bay entrance pavilion, compound round arches, limestone trim, and multi-paned wood windows. Its single story is unusual for New York City stations but typical of post offices elsewhere in the state. The exterior remains largely intact, while the interior has been altered, though some terrazzo flooring, marble wainscot, and plaster detail survive. The building is valued as a representative example of 1930s federal post office design.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of federal architecture produced by Great Depression public works programs. It is a refined Colonial Revival design by consulting architect Carroll H. Pratt for the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. It is unusual among New York City postal stations for being one story, a form common for post offices elsewhere in the state.
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 88002361, listed May 11, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 90 Vermilyea Ave., New York |
|---|---|
| County | Manhattan |
| Listed | May 11, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88002361 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1935-7 |
| 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) | Listed as occupied and in good condition. The exterior retains its integrity, while the interior has been considerably altered. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.86612, -73.92357 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002361.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7891145
- This listing as JSON
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