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United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York)

Coordinates: 42°54′42″N 76°47′54″W / 42.91167°N 76.79833°W / 42.91167; -76.79833
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U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office, Seneca Falls NY, August 2009
United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York)
United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Seneca Falls, New York)
Location34-42 State St., Seneca Falls, New York
Coordinates42°54′42″N 76°47′54″W / 42.91167°N 76.79833°W / 42.91167; -76.79833
Arealess than one acre
Built1932
ArchitectWetmore, James A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002431[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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 its own right in 1989,[1] and is also a contributing property to the NRHP-listed Seneca Falls Village Historic District established in 1991.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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