United States Post Office (Herkimer, New York)

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]

US Post Office-Herkimer
Location135 Park Ave., Herkimer, New York
Coordinates43°1′33″N 74°59′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1933
ArchitectUS Treasury Dept.; Sluyter, Ross Edgar
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002501[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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

References
  1. "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: Herkimer Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-10. See also: "Accompanying five photos".


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