United States Post Office (Gouverneur, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Gouverneur
Location:35 Grove St., Gouverneur, New York
Coordinates:44.335°N -75.4661°W
Built:1915
Architect:Wetmore, James A.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002516

US Post Office-Gouverneur is a historic post office building located at Gouverneur in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was designed and built in 1915–1917, 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, James A. Wetmore. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a one-story, five bay masonry structure clad with a low limestone faced foundation. The main facade features a three bay recessed portico.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gouverneur Post Office. November 1986. 2009-06-14 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.