United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York)
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]
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| Location | 130 E. Main St.,[1] Frankfort, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°2′18″N 75°4′15″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | Louis A. Simon, Albert Wein |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002512[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]
References
- Address based on USPS website. Accessed March 31, 2016.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Frankfort Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying five photographs
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