United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Fort Plain
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:41 River St., Fort Plain, New York
Coordinates:42.9317°N -74.6231°W
Built:1931
Architect:Wetmore, James A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002510

US Post Office-Fort Plain is a historic post office building located at Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1931, 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 James A. Wetmore. It is a two-story, symmetrical brick building with a one-story rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. It features a shallow projecting frontispiece framed by four brick pilasters and a pair of Grecian style lamps with glass globes.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is located in the Fort Plain Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Plain 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 three photos.