United States Post Office (Newark, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Newark
Location:300 S. Main St.,[1]
Newark, New York
Coordinates:43.0436°N -77.0953°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Newark
Built:1911
Architect:James Knox Taylor
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002366

US Post Office-Newark is an historic post office building located at Newark in Wayne County, New York. It was designed and built in 1911–1913 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. The original, main block is a 1-story, five-by-three-bay building clad in stucco and executed in the Classical Revival style. The large rear wing was added to the building in 1938–1939.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Newark Post Office . 2016-04-01 . Larry E. Gobrecht. PDF. November 1986. and Accompanying 15 photographs