The Old Post Office, New York
A view of the New York Post Office when housed in the former Middle Dutch Church (built 1727-31) on Nassau Street. The building consists of a small upper story over a lower story, a gambrel roof and a steeple in the back.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Old Post Office, New York
- Lithographer: John Briem (American, active 1870s)
- Publisher: Herman Wessbecher (New York, NY)
- Date: ca. 1877
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 13 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (34 × 26.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (47.8 × 34.9 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1336
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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