United States Post Office (Little Falls, New York)

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United States Post Office (Little Falls, New York)
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Location25 W. Main St., Little Falls, New York
Coordinates 43°2′34″N74°51′38″W / 43.04278°N 74.86056°W / 43.04278; -74.86056
Arealess than one acre
Built1907
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox; US Treasury Department
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No. 88002343 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Little Falls is a historic post office building located at Little Falls in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It was built in 1907-1909 (with an addition in 1938-1940), 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, James Knox Taylor. It is a brick and granite structure, five bays wide, in the Beaux Arts style with a highly ornamented facade. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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: Little Falls Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-01-10.See also: "Accompanying six photos".