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United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)

Coordinates: 42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W / 42.93722°N 74.19194°W / 42.93722; -74.19194
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US Post Office-Amsterdam
United States Post Office, Amsterdam NY, June 2008
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)
Location12-16 Church St., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W / 42.93722°N 74.19194°W / 42.93722; -74.19194
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Schnakenberg, Henry
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002451[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988

US Post Office-Amsterdam is a historic post office building located at Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1935–1936, 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 under Louis A. Simon. It consists of a 2+12-story, symmetrically massed brick building with 1-story side wings and a large rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a pair of 1939 murals by Henry Schnakenberg (1892–1970).[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: Amsterdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".