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United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York)

Coordinates: 42°55′54″N 74°37′23″W / 42.93167°N 74.62306°W / 42.93167; -74.62306
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US Post Office-Fort Plain
U.S. Post Office, April 2010
United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York)
United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Fort Plain, New York)
Location41 River St., Fort Plain, New York
Coordinates42°55′54″N 74°37′23″W / 42.93167°N 74.62306°W / 42.93167; -74.62306
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectWetmore, James A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002510[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Fort Plain is a historic post office building located at Fort Plain in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1931, 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 James A. Wetmore. It is a two-story, symmetrical brick building with a one-story rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. It features a shallow projecting frontispiece framed by four brick pilasters and a pair of Grecian style lamps with glass globes.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is located in the Fort Plain Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fort Plain Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying three photos".