United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Watkins Glen
Location:600 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen, New York 14891
Coordinates:42.3792°N -76.8725°W
Built:1934
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; US Treasury Department
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Art Deco
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002443
Designated Other1:New York State Register of Historic Places
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other1 Number:09740.000191
Designated Other1 Abbr:NYSRHP
Designated Other1 Date:May 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.[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: Watkins Glen Post Office. November 1986. 2009-11-10 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.