Bronx Post Office

BRONX POST OFFICE COMPLETED IN 1932 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF U.S. TREASURY ARCHITECT LOUIS SIMON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN OF THOMAS HARLAN ELLETT, THE BUILDING WAS EXECUTED IN A STYLE THAT COMBINES CLASSICAL SIMPLICITY WITH THE SLEEKNESS OF MODERNISM. IT IS PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY FOR THE FACADE'S ONLY ORNAMENTATION, THE SCULPTURES, "THE LETTER" BY HENRY KREIS AND "NOAH" BY CHARLES RUDY THE LOBBY IS ADORNED WITH THIRTEEN MURALS DEPICTING THE OCCULATIONS OF AMERICAN WORKENS ZAINTED IN 1953 BY BEN SHAHN AND HIS WIFE, BERNARDA BRYSON, NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION 1989