United States Post Office (Oxford, New York)

US Post Office-Oxford is a historic post office building located at Oxford in Chenango County, New York, United States. It was built in 1939–1940, 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 under Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story, five-bay, steel-frame structure on a raised, poured-concrete foundation with a molded-brick watercourse. It's square, with a slate-covered hipped roof in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a 1941 mural by Mordi Gassner titled "Family Reunion on Clark Island: Spring 1791." It is located within the Oxford Village Historic District.[3]

US Post Office-Oxford
U.S. Post Office, December 2009
Location2 S. Washington Ave.,[1]
Oxford, New York
Coordinates42°26′32″N 75°35′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
ArchitectLouis A. Simon, Mordi Gassner
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002392[2]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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

References
  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed March 29, 2016.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oxford Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying 10 photographs


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