US Post Office-Honeoye Falls | |
The post office in May 2010 | |
Location | 39 W. Main St., [1] Honeoye Falls, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°57′8.3″N77°35′32.6″W / 42.952306°N 77.592389°W Coordinates: 42°57′8.3″N77°35′32.6″W / 42.952306°N 77.592389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1940 |
Architect | Louis A. Simon, Stuart Edie |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
NRHP reference # | 88002505 [2] |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
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