United States Post Office (Honeoye Falls, New York)

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US Post Office-Honeoye Falls

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The post office in May 2010
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Location 39 W. Main St., [1]
Honeoye Falls, New York
Coordinates 42°57′8.3″N77°35′32.6″W / 42.952306°N 77.592389°W / 42.952306; -77.592389 Coordinates: 42°57′8.3″N77°35′32.6″W / 42.952306°N 77.592389°W / 42.952306; -77.592389
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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References

  1. Address based on USPS website. Accessed March 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.