United States Post Office (Potsdam, New York)
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US Post Office-Potsdam is a historic post office building located at Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was designed and built in 1932–1933, 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. The building is in the Classical Revival style and is a two-story, U-shaped structure clad in limestone. The main facade features a colossal seven-bay recessed portico supported by Doric order columns and flanked by Grecian style cast-iron urns.[2]
US Post Office-Potsdam | |
 U.S. Post Office, May 2011 | |
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| Location | 21 Elm St., Potsdam, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°40′10″N 74°59′5″W / 44.66944°N 74.98472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Wetmore, James A.; US Treasury Department |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002410[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 (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Potsdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying four photos".