United States Post Office (Angola, New York) Explained

US Post Office--Angola
Location:80 N. Main St., Angola, New York
Coordinates:42.6397°N -79.0283°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of the U.S. Post Office, Angola
Built:1938
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Scholz, Leopold
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Refnum:88002452

US Post Office—Angola is a historic post office building located at Angola in Erie County, New York. It was designed and built 1938–1939, 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. The building is in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a cast-stone relief sculpture by Leopold Scholz executed in 1940 and titled A Pioneer Woman's Bravery.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Angola Post Office . 2016-03-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying six photographs