United States Post Office (Canajoharie, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Canajoharie
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:50 W. Main St., Canajoharie, New York
Coordinates:42.9064°N -74.5614°W
Built:1937
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Shulkin, Anatol
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002464

US Post Office-Canajoharie is a historic post office building located at Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937, 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 under Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story, symmetrical brick building on a stone watertable in the Colonial Revival style. It features a gable roof with a square, flat topped cupola with Doric order pilasters and round-arched vent openings. The interior features a 1942 mural by Anatol Shulkin (1899-1961) titled Invention of the Paper Bag in Canajoharie.[1] Both the Library and the Mural are New Deal Projects.. ' "The New Deal" refers to a series of domestic programs (lasting roughly from 1933 to 1939) implemented during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the U.S. economy[2] .'

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is located in the Canajoharie Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canajoharie Post Office. July 1986. 2010-09-11 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.
  2. Web site: Introduction: New Deal Web Guide (Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). 2021-01-31. www.loc.gov.