United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)

US Post Office—Fredonia is a historic post office building located at Fredonia in Chautauqua County, New York, and within the boundaries of the Fredonia Commons Historic District. It was designed and built in 1935–36 as a Works Progress Administration project, 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, five bay brick structure set on a brick foundation in the Colonial Revival style. The central section features three large round arched openings with cast-stone keystones. The interior features "The Harvest"; a mural from 1937 by artist Arnold Blanch.[2]

US Post Office--Fredonia
U.S. Post Office, November 2010
United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)
United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)
Location21 Day St., Fredonia, New York
Coordinates42°26′28″N 79°19′57″W
Built1935
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Blanch, Arnold
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002515[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fredonia Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".

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