US Post Office-Dunkirk is a historic post office building located at Dunkirk in Chautauqua County, New York. It was designed and built in 1928-1929 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. It is a two-story brick structure with a one-story rear wing, in the Colonial Revival style. The entrance is set within a limestone surround with a Doric frieze and modest cornice.[2]
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 U.S. Post Office, Dunkirk, New York, November 2009 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Dunkirk | |
| Location | 410 Central Ave., Dunkirk, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°28′54″N 79°20′1″W / 42.48167°N 79.33361°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Wetmore, James A. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002488[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dunkirk Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
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