United States Post Office (Carthage, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Carthage
Location:521 State St., Carthage, New York
Coordinates:43.9803°N -75.6075°W
Built:1934
Architect:US Treasury Dept.; Simon, Louis A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002470

US Post Office-Carthage is a historic post office building located at Carthage in Jefferson 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. The one story brick building is in the Colonial Revival style. It features a central pavilion with the entrance and flanking tripartite windows, set beneath a portico supported by four Doric columns.[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: Carthage Post Office. July 1986. 2009-12-10 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.