Completed in 1892, General Post Office in Downtown Brooklyn is a prime example of the Romanesque Revival style. The original portion in the foreground was designed by Mifflin Bell who was the Supervising Architect of the Treasury at the time. Of particular note are the corner tower, the dormers and the turrets, photos of which are on the link below. The 1933 addition in the rear, incorporating terra cotta and granite, was designed by James Wetmore and gets little love from critics. The AIA Guide to New York City, for example, calls is “a humorless tail trying to wag its lusty dog.” The entire building was landmarked by the city in 1966 and made it into the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. We’ve never actually had a reason to go inside. What’s it like?
United States Post Office [Trix Rosen Photography] GMAP