US Post Office Rhinebeck
The US Post Office Rhinebeck is the post office that serves the ZIP code area 12572. It is located on US Highway 9 in Rhinebeck , New York (formerly Mill Street) on the south side of the junction with New York State Route 308 in the center of the Village . In 1989 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a contributing part of the Rhinebeck Village Historic District .
The structure was built in 1940 as part of the New Deal stone in the Colonial Revival . US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , who was born in nearby Hyde Park , took a personal interest in the design, which also happened at other post offices in Dutchess County that were built during his tenure.
He insisted that it be built in the style of Kipsbergen , an apartment building that was destroyed by fire in the early 20th century and where some of his ancestors lived. This had a similar steeply sloping canopy. There was some resistance from local historians, who did not see the architectural style as typical of the region where the architectural style of many houses dates back to Dutch colonization , but Roosevelt's wish was eventually granted . The resident artist Olin Dows , who was the head of the art program in the Treasury Department , painted a mural inside the building showing some scenes from Rhinebeck's history.
Roosevelt spoke in detail about the building and its design at the laying of the foundation stone on May 1, 1939:
“ We try to pursue the type of architecture that is good in the sense that it does not follow the whims of the moment out of necessity, but looks for an artistry that should be good, as far as we can say, for all times that exist yet to come. And we try to adapt the design to the historical background of the location and, as far as possible, to use the materials that are original at the location. Hence the field stones of Dutchess County. Hence the efforts of the past few years on federal buildings in the Hudson River valley to use field stones and to copy the early Dutch architecture that was so fundamentally reasonable aside from being very pleasing to the eye. "
Both Postmaster General James Farley and Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. attended the laying of the foundation stone , as did Frederick IX. from Denmark and Ingrid from Sweden , who were on a tour of the United States.
Individual evidence
- ↑ FDR and Dutchess County Stone Buildings ( English ) Retrieved on June 9 of 2008.
- ^ A b Address at the Dedication of the New Post Office in Rhinebeck, New York. ( English ) May 1, 1939. Retrieved June 9, 2008: “ We are seeking to follow the type of architecture which is good in the sense that it does not of necessity follow the whims of the moment but seeks an artistry that ought to be good, as far as we can tell, for all time to come. And we are trying to adapt the design to the historical background of the locality and to use, insofar as possible, the materials which are indigenous to the locality itself. Hence, fieldstone for Dutchess County. Hence, the efforts during the past few years in Federal buildings in the Hudson River Valley to use fieldstone and to copy the early Dutch architecture which was so essentially sound besides being very attractive to the eye. "
Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 35 " N , 73 ° 54 ′ 48" W.