United States Post Office (Dunkirk, New York)

US Post Office--Dunkirk
U.S. Post Office, Dunkirk, New York, November 2009
Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Dunkirk
Location410 Central Ave., Dunkirk, New York
Coordinates42°28′54″N 79°20′1″W / 42.48167°N 79.33361°W / 42.48167; -79.33361
Built1928
ArchitectWetmore, James A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002488[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988

US Post Office-Dunkirk is a historic post office building located at Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York. It was designed and built in 1928-1929 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 a two-story brick structure with a one-story rear wing, in the Colonial Revival style. The entrance is set within a limestone surround with a Doric frieze and modest cornice.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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: Dunkirk Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying six photos".


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