United States Post Office (Newtonville, New York)

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Newtonville Post Office

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Location 552 New Loudon Rd. (NY 9), [1]
Newtonville, New York
Coordinates 42°43′20″N73°45′26″W / 42.72222°N 73.75722°W / 42.72222; -73.75722 Coordinates: 42°43′20″N73°45′26″W / 42.72222°N 73.75722°W / 42.72222; -73.75722
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Built 1852
NRHP reference # 73001162 [2]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1973

Newtonville Post Office is a historic post office building located at Newtonville in Albany County, New York, United States. It was built in 1852 as the First Baptist Church. It is a one-story, rectangular red brick building with a gable roof. The Rev. William Arthur, father of President Chester Alan Arthur lived at Newtonville from 1855 to 1863 and according to tradition is believed to have preached in the church. Church use ceased in the late 19th century and the building was used as a school, bus garage, farm machinery sales office, and after 1940 as a post office. [3]

A post office is a public department that provides a customer service to the public and handles their mail needs. Post offices offer mail-related services such as acceptance of letters and parcels; provision of post office boxes; and sale of postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. In addition, many post offices offer additional services: providing and accepting government forms, processing government services and fees, and banking services. The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster.

Newtonville, New York hamlet in New York, United States

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Albany County, New York County in the United States

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [2]

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