The West 42nd Street Post Office
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:post_office
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| gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces |
Yes
May 11, 1973 |
| gptkbp:address |
gptkb:421_8th_Avenue,_New_York,_NY_10001
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:James_A._Farley_Building
|
| gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:McKim,_Mead_&_White
|
| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Beaux-Arts
|
| gptkbp:area |
8 acres
|
| gptkbp:façadeLength |
393 feet
|
| gptkbp:façadeMaterial |
granite
|
| gptkbp:function |
main post office for New York City
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The West 42nd Street Post Office
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:New_York_City |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:James_A._Farley
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
inscription: 'Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds'
|
| gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber |
73001219
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1914
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Postal_Service
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Moynihan_Train_Hall
|
| gptkbp:renovated |
2021
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:West_42nd_Street
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|