The United States Post Office Old Chelsea Station, originally known as "Station O", is a historic post office building located at 217 West 18th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1935, and designed by consulting architect

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for the Office of the Supervising Architect. The building is a seven-bay-wide two-story brick building, trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. The main entrance features a ten light

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, Doric order pilasters, and a blind stone

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with carved

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s. The interior features two

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cast stone panels of woodland animals titled "Deer" and "Bear" executed in 1938 by artist Paul Fiene. ''See also:'' The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Old Chelsea Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Mai ...

Government buildings completed in 1935 Colonial Revival architecture in New York City Chelsea, Manhattan 1935 establishments in New York City {{Manhattan-struct-stub