US Post Office-Port Chester
Also known as: Port Chester Post Office
Why it's listed
Port Chester's post office, at 245 Westchester Avenue, is a symmetrical one-story building faced in Flemish-bond brick with limestone and granite trim. Designed by the consulting firm Zoller & Muller for the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, it was built in 1932-33 for about $159,000 and dedicated in September 1934. Its Colonial Revival character shows in a limestone portico with paired Corinthian columns, a pediment, round-arched windows and a swan's-neck pediment over bronze entrance doors. Porticos were rare on post offices built in the 1930s because of cost. Inside, a domed vestibule leads to a nearly intact lobby of travertine, marble, terrazzo and cast iron. Four large murals and nine lunettes by Domenico Mortellito, installed in 1936 through the Treasury Relief Art Program, show local scenes including the Life Saver factory, a bolt and nut works and the town wharf. The building is one of thirteen post offices erected in Westchester County in the 1930s.
Significance in brief: It is an intact, well-executed example of 1930s federal Depression-era architecture in the Colonial Revival style. It is distinguished by a rare limestone portico, a domed vestibule and an ornate, largely original lobby. It also holds one of the most extensive mural cycles of the period, painted in 1936 under the Treasury Relief Art Program.
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 88002406, listed May 11, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 245 Westchester Ave., Port Chester |
|---|---|
| County | Westchester County |
| Listed | May 11, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88002406 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Zoller & Muller, Consulting Architects (builder: Robert G. McKay, Inc., of Yonkers, per the narrative) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Art, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied, in good condition, and described as retaining a very high degree of integrity inside and out. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.00316, -73.66848 (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 88002406.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7891031
- This listing as JSON
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