US Post Office-Herkimer is a historic post office building located at Herkimer in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It was designed and built in 1933-1934 by consulting architect Ross Edgar Sluyter for the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. It is a one-story, seven bay building faced with red brick laid in Flemish bond above a granite clad foundation in the Colonial Revival style. The five central bays are formed as a central pavilion and faced in terra cotta marked by Corinthian order pilasters.[2]
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| Location | 135 Park Ave., Herkimer, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°1′33″N 74°59′18″W / 43.02583°N 74.98833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | US Treasury Dept.; Sluyter, Ross Edgar |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002501[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Herkimer Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-10. See also: "Accompanying five photos".