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United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex : ウィキペディア英語版 | United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex
United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex is a historic post office building located at the Bronx, New York, United States. The four-story structure was built from 1935 to 1937, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a New York City Landmark. Additional landmark status was granted to the interior, which includes a notable series of New Deal-era murals in fresco created in 1939 by Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn for the Treasury Department Art Project's Section of Fine Arts. The building was sold in 2014 and transformed into retail, postal service, office and restaurant space. ==Building== Bronx General Post Office is a historic post office building located at the Bronx, New York, United States. It was built from 1935 to 1937, and designed by consulting architect Thomas Harlan Ellett for the Office of the Supervising Architect. Constructed of smooth gray brick and is surrounded by a granite terrace, the building features graceful window openings set within marble arches. On the terrace are two sculptures dating to 1936: ''The Letter'' by Henry Kreis and ''Noah'' by Charles Rudy. The interior features 13 mural panels in fresco inspired by the words of Walt Whitman. They were executed by Ben Shahn and his wife Bernarda Bryson Shahn and completed in August 1939.〔 ''See also:'' 〕 The building was listed as a New York City Landmark on September 14, 1976,〔(Bronx Post Office (New York City Landmark Preservation Commission) )〕 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.〔
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