United States Post Office (Jackson Heights, Queens) United States Post Office (Jackson Heights, Queens) US Post Office-Jackson Heights Station is a historic post office building located at Jackson Heights in Queens County, New York, United States. The original section was built in 1936-1937, and was designed by architect Benjamin C. Flournoy (1876-ca. 1939) as a consultant to the Office of the Supervising Architect. The original section is a symmetrically massed one story brick building with a nine bay wide principal facade in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three bay entrance pavilion with four simple brick Doric order pilasters which support a limestone triangular pediment. The
James Jackson Jr. (New York) James Jackson Jr. (New York) James Jackson Jr. (ca. 1826 - March 7, 1891 New York City) was an American businessman and politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Niagara Co., 1st D.) in 1864. In 1865, he was Chief Engineer of the Lockport Fire Department. In 1866, he was one of the first directors of the Niagara Ship Canal Company which was incorporated by an Act of the New York State Legislature. He was Mayor of Lockport, New York from 1867 to 1868. In 1868, he was nominated in the 29th District