United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)


US Post Office-Amsterdam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
United States Post Office, Amsterdam NY, June 2008
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Location	12-16 Church St., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates	42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W / 42.93722°N 74.19194°W / 42.93722; -74.19194Coordinates: 42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W / 42.93722°N 74.19194°W / 42.93722; -74.19194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; Schnakenberg, Henry
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
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 2 National Park Service (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: Amsterdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".

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