United States Post Office (Wellsville, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Wellsville
Location:40 E. Pearl St., Wellsville, New York
Coordinates:42.1233°N -77.9489°W
Built:1931
Architect:Murphy & Olmsted
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002445

US Post Office-Wellsville is a historic post office building located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York. It was designed and built in 1931–1933. It is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by consulting architects Murphy & Olmsted to the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. It is a two-story, brick clad structure on a limestone clad foundation with two one-story wings. The structure is in the Classical Revival style. The interior includes two bas relief panels; one depicting the first League of Peace of the Iroquois tribes and the second depicting Mary Jemison, "White Woman of the Genesee." It is located across from Wellsville Erie Depot.[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: Wellsville Post Office. December 1986. 2009-06-14 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.