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US Post Office-Rye
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office-Rye, New York, October 2006
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Location	41 Purdy Ave., Rye, New York
Coordinates	40°59′5″N 73°40′58″W / 40.98472°N 73.68278°W / 40.98472; -73.68278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; du Bois, Guy Pene
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.	88002426
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1989

US Post Office-Rye is a historic post office building located at Rye 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. The lobby features a mural by Guy Pene du Bois painted in 1938 and titled "John Jay at His Home."

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

The building was renamed the Caroline O'Day Post Office on October 23, 2010, in recognition of Congresswoman Caroline O'Day's public service.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rye Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying four photographs
3. "The U.S. Postal Service to Dedicate the Rye Post Office in Honor of Caroline O’Day," October 20, 2010, http://about.usps.com/news/state-releases/ny/2010/ny_2010_1020.htm
4. "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

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