United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)

The US Post Office-Amsterdam is a historic post office building located at 12-16 Church Street in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1935–1936, and was designed by Louis A. Simon, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a 2+12-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).[2]

US Post Office-Amsterdam
(2008)
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)
Location12-16 Church St.,
Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W
Built1935
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002451[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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