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United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York)

Coordinates: 42°22′45″N 76°52′21″W / 42.37917°N 76.87250°W / 42.37917; -76.87250
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US Post Office-Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, NY Post Office
United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York)
United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York)
Location600 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen, New York 14891
Coordinates42°22′45″N 76°52′21″W / 42.37917°N 76.87250°W / 42.37917; -76.87250
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Art Deco
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002443[1]
NYSRHP No.09740.000191
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989
Designated NYSRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Watkins Glen is a historic post office building located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It was designed and built in 1934-1935 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 small, two story, red brick clad building executed in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

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. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Watkins Glen Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".