United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)

US Post Office-Amsterdam
United States Post Office, Amsterdam NY, June 2008
Location: 12-16 Church St., Amsterdam, New York
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1935
Architect: Simon, Louis A.; Schnakenberg, Henry
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: U.S. Postal Service
MPS: US Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP Reference#: 88002451[1]
Added to NRHP: November 17, 1988

US Post Office-Amsterdam is a historic post office building located at Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1935–1936, 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. It consists of a 2 1⁄2-story, symmetrically massed brick building with 1-story side wings and a large rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a pair of 1939 murals by Henry Schnakenberg (1892–1970).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Amsterdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4369. Retrieved 2009-06-14.  See also: "Accompanying eight photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4368. 
Lists by county


Lists by city
Other lists