Port Chester Post Office

Constructed in 1933, the Port Chester United States Post Office was built during the Great Depression. The construction allowed employment for builders, architects, and artists.

Built and designed by the architectural firm of Zoller and Muller, who were commissioned to design the building by the Office of Supervising Architect of Treasury. Zoller and Muller were a prominent architect firm and they were chosen to design many post offices during the 1930s. It has an impressive facade with an imposing portico and large arched windows.

Funded by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) artists were chosen for this Post Office to create vivid murals that illustrate moments of local history. The murals were done by Domenico Mortellito, and they show scenes of Port Chester life.

Also known as Saw Pit or Saw Log Swamp, the Port Chester town was settled in 1650. It was developed as a port and attracted ammonia, candy, and furnace factories. Mail delivery began in 1816 and the post office was placed in five different locations before its present building was constructed in 1933.

1.National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, United States Post Office Port Chester, Westchester County Historical Society Archives, Accessed October 22, 2020

2.Patario, Bart (United States Post Office, Port Chester). Letter, dated 15 December 1986, to New York State Historic Preservation Office.

3.Williams, Gray. Picturing Our Past: National Register Sites in Westchester County. Elmsford, New York. Westchester Historical County Historical Society , 2003.