Rome Historical Society and Museum - Rome NY

: Old post office, Rome, NY

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Federal Facilities, Museums, Post Offices

Started: 1936

Completed: 1937

Contractors: Ross & Reid Construction Co.

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Description

Rome, New York’s Historical Society & Museum occupies what was originally constructed as the city of Rome’s post office in 1936-7. The building was funded with federal Treasury Department funds. A New Deal mural painted for the building now resides at Rome’s City Hall.

: Rome, NY post office
National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service: Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 63. Scanned and processed by Evan Kalish.

Rome, NY post office
Public domain 1937

Rome, NY post office

: Old post office cornerstone, Rome, NY

Old post office cornerstone, Rome, NY
Photo: Evan Kalish All rights reserved 2014

Old post office cornerstone, Rome, NY

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Cornerstone

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 11, 2015.

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Location Info

200 Church St.
Rome, NY 13440

Coordinates: 43.212296, -75.454674

Rome Historical Society and Museum – Rome NY

Old post office, Rome, NY

Old post office, Rome, NY

Old post office, Rome, NY

Description

Rome, NY post office

Rome, NY post office

Old post office cornerstone, Rome, NY

Old post office cornerstone, Rome, NY

Source notes

Location Info

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