O'Brien General Store and Post Office
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The O'Brien General Store and Post Office
is located at Schatzell and Charles streets in the hamlet of Rhinecliff, New York
, USA, across from the community's central plaza. It is a two-building Italianate
complex built in the late 19th century. The western half houses the store and the eastern the post office, which serves the small 12574 ZIP Code
roughly contiguous with the riverside hamlet.
It is a contributing property
to the Hudson River Historic District
, a National Historic Landmark
which includes all of the hamlet. The building itself was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
is located at Schatzell and Charles streets in the hamlet of Rhinecliff, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA, across from the community's central plaza. It is a two-building Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
complex built in the late 19th century. The western half houses the store and the eastern the post office, which serves the small 12574 ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
roughly contiguous with the riverside hamlet.
It is a contributing property
Contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
to the Hudson River Historic District
Hudson River Historic District
The Hudson River Historic District, also known as Hudson River Heritage Historic District, is the largest such district on the mainland of the contiguous United States...
, a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
which includes all of the hamlet. The building itself was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.