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Old Platte Clove Post Office

Coordinates: 42°08′03″N 74°05′18″W / 42.1343°N 74.0883°W / 42.1343; -74.0883
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Old Platte Clove Post Office
Front elevation, 2021
Old Platte Clove Post Office is located in New York
Old Platte Clove Post Office
Old Platte Clove Post Office is located in the United States
Old Platte Clove Post Office
Nearest cityElka Park, New York
Coordinates42°08′03″N 74°05′18″W / 42.1343°N 74.0883°W / 42.1343; -74.0883
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
NRHP reference No.05000637[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 2005

Old Platte Clove Post Office is a historic post office building located at Elka Park in Greene County, New York. It was built about 1885 and is a light wood balloon frame Victorian-era T-shaped structure that served a residence and post office. It was used as a residence and post office from 1888 to 1911.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ William E. Krattinger (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Platte Clove Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-08. See also: "Accompanying five photos".