United States Post Office (Little Falls, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Little Falls
Location:25 W. Main St., Little Falls, New York
Coordinates:43.0428°N -74.8606°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Little Falls
Built:1907
Architect:Taylor, James Knox; US Treasury Department
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002343

US Post Office-Little Falls is a historic post office building located at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It was built in 1907-1909 (with an addition in 1938-1940), 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 Knox Taylor. It is a brick and granite structure, five bays wide, in the Beaux Arts style with a highly ornamented facade.[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: Little Falls Post Office. July 1986. 2010-01-10 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.