United States Post Office (Potsdam, New York)

US Post Office-Potsdam is a historic post office building located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was designed and built in 1932–1933, 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. The building is in the Classical Revival style and is a two-story, "U" shaped structure clad in limestone. The main facade features a colossal seven-bay recessed portico supported by Doric order columns and flanked by Grecian style cast-iron urns.[2]

US Post Office-Potsdam
U.S. Post Office, May 2011
Location21 Elm St., Potsdam, New York
Coordinates44°40′10″N 74°59′5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1932
ArchitectWetmore, James A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002410[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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

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


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