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Freeport in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Freeport Post Office

 
 
Freeport Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2019
1. Freeport Post Office Marker
Inscription.
Post Office 1933
Colonial Revival Style
Treasury Art Project murals
by William Gropper-1938
Listed on National Register

 
Erected 2009 by Landmarks Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
 
Location. 40° 39.201′ N, 73° 35.164′ W. Marker is in Freeport, New York, in Nassau County. Marker is at the intersection of W Merrick Road and South Ocean Avenue, on the right when traveling west on W Merrick Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 132 W Merrick Road, Freeport NY 11520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Freeport Memorial Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Freeport Memorial Library War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Trench Mortar (approx. ¼ mile away); Trubia Rifle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freeport Bank (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First Public School in Freeport (approx. 0.3 miles away); Exempt Firehouse (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Freeport.
 
Also see . . .
1. United States Post Office (Freeport, New York) (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 5, 2019.)
2. US Post Office--Freeport - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
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Freeport Post Office and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 24, 2019
2. Freeport Post Office and Marker
<i>Air Mail</i>, Interior mural by William Gropper, 1938 image. Click for full size.
3. Air Mail, Interior mural by William Gropper, 1938
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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