US Post Office-Rye is a historic
post office building located at
Rye
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in
Westchester County, New York,
United States. It was built in 1935 and designed by the
Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of
Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story symmetrical flat roofed building in the
Colonial Revival style. The front facade features a central, recessed entrance with broad
limestone surround and shallow decorated
cornice
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. The lobby features a mural by
Guy Pene du Bois painted in 1938 and titled "
John Jay at His Home."
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.["SENATE PASSES LOWEY BILL RENAMING RYE POST OFFICE," August 5, 2009, https://lowey.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/senate-passes-lowey-bill-renaming-rye-post-office]
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York
References
Rye
Rye (''Secale cereale'') is a grass grown extensively as a grain, a cover crop and a forage crop. It is a member of the wheat tribe (Triticeae) and is closely related to both wheat (''Triticum'') and barley (genus ''Hordeum''). Rye grain is u ...
Government buildings completed in 1935
Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Westchester County, New York
Buildings and structures in Rye, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
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