- City:
- Homer, NY
- Site Type:
- Post Offices, Federal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1938
- Contractor:
- Samuel Plato
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic post office building in Homer, New York “was built in 1937-1938 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 one story, steel frame, five bay rectangular building clad in brick on a stucco clad foundation in the Colonial Revival style.” The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Source notes
Cornerstone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_%28Homer,_New_York%29
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 12, 2012.
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