United States Post Office (Potsdam, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Potsdam
Location:21 Elm St., Potsdam, New York
Coordinates:44.6694°N -74.9847°W
Built:1932
Architect:Wetmore, James A.; US Treasury Department
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 11, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002410

US Post Office-Potsdam is a historic post office building located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was designed and built in 1932–1933, 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 Classical Revival style and is a two-story, U-shaped structure clad in limestone. The main facade features a colossal seven-bay recessed portico supported by Doric order columns and flanked by Grecian style cast-iron urns.[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: Potsdam 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 four photos.