United States Post Office (Watkins Glen, New York)

US Post Office-Watkins Glen is a historic post office building located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It was designed and built in 1934-1935 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 a small, one story, five bay steel frame, red brick clad building executed in the Colonial Revival style.[2]

US Post Office-Watkins Glen
Location600 N. Franklin St., Watkins Glen, New York
Coordinates42°22′45″N 76°52′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1934
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; US Treasury Department
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Art Deco
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002443[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 (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Watkins Glen Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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