US Post Office-Glen Cove
Also known as: Glen Cove Post Office
Why it's listed
Brick walls, white marble trim and a three-arched entrance porch mark the Glen Cove Post Office at 2 Glen Cove Street, built in 1932-33 in the center of Glen Cove, Nassau County. Designed by the New York firm Delano and Aldrich, it draws on the early nineteenth-century work of Charles Bulfinch, with a porch of round arches, Doric pilasters and a brick pediment holding a carved eagle. Inside, the lobby is covered in dark-stained oak and lit by lamps topped with brass eagles. The firm was chosen through its earlier ties to the Pratt family. Howard (Harold) Pratt donated the land and paid the architects' fee, and Congresswoman Ruth Baker Pratt helped secure funding. Unlike most post offices of the period, it was not built to a standard federal design but by an outside consulting firm, under a 1930 amendment to the Public Buildings Act. It was the first building in a planned village center that later gained a town hall, firehouse and library. The building remains in superb condition and is still in use.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an outstanding example of small-scale Colonial Revival public architecture and a superb work of Delano and Aldrich. It was one of the first New York post offices designed by a consulting architect rather than the Supervising Architect's office, and it was the first building of a planned Glen Cove civic center. It retains a very high degree of integrity.
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 88002525, listed May 11, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2 Glen Cove St., Glen Cove |
|---|---|
| County | Nassau County |
| Listed | May 11, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88002525 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1932-33 |
| Architect / builder | Delano & Aldrich |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as occupied, government-owned, in superb condition, and retaining a very high degree of exterior and interior integrity; the front doors and loading platform were altered in 1957. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.86296, -73.63316 (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 88002525.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7890958
- This listing as JSON
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