United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Painted Post
Location:135 N. Hamilton St., Painted Post, New York
Coordinates:42.1583°N -77.0936°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Pained Point
Built:1937
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Jones, Amy
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002395

US Post Office-Painted Post is a historic post office building located at Painted Post in Steuben County, New York. It was designed in 1937 and built in 1937-1938 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, three bay structure clad in red brick in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a 1939 mural by Amy Jones titled "Recording the Victory" and depicting a Revolutionary War scene.[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: Painted Post Post Office. July 1986. 2009-06-14 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 13 photos.