Scotia Sites

The historic (and current) Scotia, New York branch post office was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Treasury Department funds. "In 1935, as a relief measure during the Depression, Congress authorized construction of the current building, replacing an old house and garage at the site. Louis A. Simon, then Supervising Architect at the Treasury Department, handled the design, as he did for many of the other post offices built in New York during the 1930s. His design for Scotia's was almost identical to one used for four other post offices in small communities around the state: Akron, Horseheads, Middleburgh and Oxford....

" 1941, Buffalo artist Amy Jones painted the 5'6" by 12' mural, depicting the sparing of the Glen family during the 1690 Schenectady massacre, a key turning point in the early history of Scotia." The mural, entitled "The Glen Family Spared by French and Indians - 1690," was painted under the Section of Fine Arts program.