United States Post Office (Middleburgh, New York) Explained

US Post Office–Middleburgh
Location:300 Main St., Middleburgh, New York
Coordinates:42.5978°N -74.3339°W
Built:1939
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Earley, Mary
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002352

US Post Office–Middleburgh is a historic post office building located at Middleburgh in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It was designed and built 1939–1940, 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 under Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a one-story, five-bay, steel frame structure on a raised concrete foundation. The interior features a 1941 mural by Mary Earley titled "Dance of the Hop Pickers."[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: Middleburgh 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.