United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York) Explained

US Post Office--Fredonia
Location:21 Day St., Fredonia, New York
Coordinates:42.4411°N -79.3325°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Fredonia
Built:1935
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Blanch, Arnold
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Refnum:88002515

US Post Office—Fredonia is a historic post office building located at Fredonia in Chautauqua County, New York, and within the boundaries of the Fredonia Commons Historic District. It was designed and built in 1935–36 as a Works Progress Administration project, 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 brick structure set on a brick foundation in the Colonial Revival style. The central section features three large round arched openings with cast-stone keystones. The interior features "The Harvest"; a mural from 1937 by artist Arnold Blanch.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fredonia Post Office. November 1986. 2009-06-14 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos.