- City:
- Amsterdam, NY
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Civic Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Contractor:
- Ring Construction Corp.
Description
The historic post office building in Amsterdam, New York “was built in 1935–1936, 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 under Louis A. Simon. It consists of a 2½-story, symmetrically massed brick building with 1-story side wings and a large rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a pair of 1939 murals by Henry Schnakenberg (1892–1970).”
Source notes
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