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

Freeport Post Office

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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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); Merrick Road (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Fire Co (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Trench Mortar (approx. ¼ mile away); Trubia Rifle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Freeport Bank (approx. 0.3 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.)

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 433 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.