United States Post Office (Potsdam, New York)

US Post Office-Potsdam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office, May 2011
Location	21 Elm St., Potsdam, New York
Coordinates	44°40′10″N 74°59′5″W / 44.66944°N 74.98472°WCoordinates: 44°40′10″N 74°59′5″W / 44.66944°N 74.98472°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1932
Architect	Wetmore, James A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference #	88002410[1]
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1989

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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Potsdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying four photos".