United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)
US Post Office--Fredonia | |
U.S. Post Office, November 2010 | |
Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Fredonia | |
| Location | 21 Day St., Fredonia, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°26′28″N 79°19′57″W / 42.44111°N 79.33250°W |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A.; Blanch, Arnold |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002515[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
US Post Office—Fredonia is a historic post office building located at Fredonia in Chautauqua County, New York, and within the boundaries of the Fredonia Commons Historic District. It was designed and built in 1935–36 as a Works Progress Administration project, 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 brick structure set on a brick foundation in the Colonial Revival style. The central section features three large round arched openings with cast-stone keystones. The interior features "The Harvest"; a mural from 1937 by artist Arnold Blanch.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fredonia Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
External links
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