United States Post Office (Frankfort, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Frankfort
Location:130 E. Main St.,[1]
Frankfort, New York
Coordinates:43.0383°N -75.0708°W
Built:1940
Architect:Louis A. Simon, Albert Wein
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002512

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."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed March 31, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Frankfort Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying five photographs