United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York)

U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office, Seneca Falls NY, August 2009
Location 34-42 State St., Seneca Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°54′42″N 76°47′54″W / 42.91167°N 76.79833°W / 42.91167; -76.79833Coordinates: 42°54′42″N 76°47′54″W / 42.91167°N 76.79833°W / 42.91167; -76.79833
Area less than one acre
Built 1932
Architect Wetmore,James A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural style Classical Revival, Art Deco
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002431[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1989

US Post Office-Seneca Falls is a historic post office building located at Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York. It was designed and built in 1932-1934 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 A. Wetmore. It is irregular in plan, with a "U" shaped, two story main block with a one story interior section, and a one story rear wing with a mailing platform. The facades are clad in buff colored brick and limestone and executed in the Classical Revival style with Art Deco decorative detailing.[2]

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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Seneca Falls Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying 12 photographs
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