United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Amsterdam
Location:12-16 Church St.,
Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates:42.9372°N -74.1919°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Amsterdam
Built:1935
Architect:Louis A. Simon
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Refnum:88002451

The US Post Office-Amsterdam is a historic post office building located at 12-16 Church Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1935–1936, and was designed by Louis A. Simon, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a -story, symmetrically massed brick building with 1-story side wings and a large rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a pair of 1939 murals by Henry Schnakenberg (1892–1970).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Amsterdam 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 eight photos.