United States Post Office (Richfield Springs, New York)


US Post Office--Richfield Springs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	152 Main St.,^[1] Richfield Springs, New York
Coordinates	42°51′11″N 74°59′04″W / 42.8531°N 74.9844°W / 42.8531; -74.9844Coordinates: 42°51′11″N 74°59′04″W / 42.8531°N 74.9844°W / 42.8531; -74.9844
Area	less than one acre
Built	1941
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; Taylor, John W.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference #	88002422^[2]
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1989

US Post Office-Richfield Springs is a historic post office building located at Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York, United States. It was built in 1941-1942, 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, Louis A. Simon. It is one story, five bay building with a granite clad foundation, brick facades laid in common bond and limestone trim. The roof is surmounted by an octagonal cupola with metal window tracery and a decorative iron weathervane. The building displays Colonial Revival style details. The interior features an untitled 1942 mural by artist John W. Taylor depicting a local landscape.^[3] It is located within the East Main Street Historic District.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[2]

References

↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 1, 2016.
1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Richfield Springs Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying five photographs
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Mark Peckham (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: East Main Street Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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