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United States Post Office (Whitehall, New York)

Coordinates: 43°33′12″N 73°24′16″W / 43.55333°N 73.40444°W / 43.55333; -73.40444
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US Post Office-Whitehall
United States Post Office (Whitehall, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Whitehall, New York)
United States Post Office (Whitehall, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Whitehall, New York)
Location88 Broadway, Whitehall, New York
Coordinates43°33′12″N 73°24′16″W / 43.55333°N 73.40444°W / 43.55333; -73.40444
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Horn, Axel
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002447[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Whitehall is a historic post office building located at Whitehall in Washington County, New York. It was designed and built 1937–1938, 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. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a modest one story building, three bays wide and clad in red brick. The interior features a 1939 mural by Axel Horn titled "Settlement of Skenesborough."[2]

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

Corner view of the post office

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Whitehall Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-12. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
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