United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York)

US Post Office-Painted Post
U.S. Post Office, Painted Post, New York, October 2009
Location 135 N. Hamilton St., Painted Post, New York
Coordinates 42°9′30″N 77°5′37″W / 42.15833°N 77.09361°W / 42.15833; -77.09361Coordinates: 42°9′30″N 77°5′37″W / 42.15833°N 77.09361°W / 42.15833; -77.09361
Area less than one acre
Built 1937
Architect Simon, Louis A.; Jones, Amy
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference # 88002395[1]
Added to NRHP May 11, 1989

US Post Office-Painted Post is a historic post office building located at Painted Post in Steuben County, New York. It was designed in 1937 and built in 1937-1938 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, Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story, three bay structure clad in red brick in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a 1939 mural by Amy Jones titled "Recording the Victory" and depicting a Revolutionary War scene.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Painted Post Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".


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