United States Post Office (Lockport, New York)

US Post Office--Lockport

US Post Office-Lockport, June 2009
Location 1 East Ave., Lockport, New York
Coordinates 43°10′16″N 78°41′18″W / 43.17111°N 78.68833°W / 43.17111; -78.68833Coordinates: 43°10′16″N 78°41′18″W / 43.17111°N 78.68833°W / 43.17111; -78.68833
Built 1902
Architect Taylor,James Knox; US Treasury Department
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference #

88002345

[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1989

The United States Post Office is a historic post office building located at Lockport in Niagara County, New York. It was designed and built 1902-1904, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James Knox Taylor. It is a three story brick and limestone structure in the Beaux-Arts style.[2] The United States District Court for the Western District of New York met here from 1904 until 1916.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lockport Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying 25 photographs

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