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The West 42nd Street Post Office
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_West_42nd_Street_Post_Office
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:post_office
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
gptkb:granite
gptkbp:function
main post office for New York City
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The West 42nd Street Post Office
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