United States Post Office (Geneva, New York)
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U.S. Post Office, Geneva NY, July 2008 | |
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| Location | 67 Castle St., Geneva, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′3″N 76°59′7″W / 42.86750°N 76.98528°WCoordinates: 42°52′3″N 76°59′7″W / 42.86750°N 76.98528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Taylor, James Knox; Simon, Louis A. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002523[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
US Post Office—Geneva is a historic post office building located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. It is a symmetrically massed one story structure faced with red brick and trimmed in limestone. It was constructed in 1905-1906 and is the first post office constructed in New York state in the Colonial Revival style. It is one of 13 post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under James Knox Taylor. The entrance portico features four Doric columns supporting a full Doric entabulature and pediment with an oculus in its tympanum. The interior features a mural titled "The Vineyard" by Peter Blume and installed in 1942.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is located in the Geneva Downtown Commercial Historic District.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Geneva Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 21 photos".
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