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United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York)

Coordinates: 43°2′18″N 75°4′15″W / 43.03833°N 75.07083°W / 43.03833; -75.07083
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US Post Office-Frankfort
United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York)
United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York)
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

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  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 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