United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York)

US Post Office-Frankfort
Location130 E. Main St.,[2]
Frankfort, New York
Coordinates43°2′18″N 75°4′15″W / 43.03833°N 75.07083°W / 43.03833; -75.07083
Arealess than one acre
Built1940
ArchitectLouis A. Simon, Albert Wein
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002512[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Frankfort is a historic post office building located at Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It was built in 1940–1941, 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, five-bay, steel frame building on a raised foundation in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three-bay central pavilion surmounted by a slate-covered hipped roof. The interior features a 1942 wood relief by artist Albert Wein titled "Growth."[3]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Address based on USPS website. Accessed March 31, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Frankfort Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2016. and Accompanying five photographs