Category:United States Post Office (Madison Square Station)
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The United States Post Office Madison Square Station at 149 East 23rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1937 and was designed by Lorimer Rich in the Classical Revival style. The exterior of the building features five bronze relief sculptures by artists Edmond Amateis and Louis Slobodkin, while the interior has eight murals by Kindred McLeary. The building was added to the National Register for Historic Places in 1989. In spite of the building's name, it is not located on Madison Square but about five blocks (1/4 mile) away along 23rd Street. The building reaches through the block to East 24th Street, where there are loading docks and another public entrance.
This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 88002364. |
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Media in category "United States Post Office (Madison Square Station)"
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- National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan between 14th and 59th Streets
- Buildings on 23rd Street (Manhattan)
- 24th Street (Manhattan)
- Gramercy Park neighborhood
- Lorimer Rich
- Neoclassical architecture in New York City
- Post offices on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Post offices in Manhattan, New York City
- New Deal post offices in New York City