United States Post Office (Richfield Springs, New York)
United States historic place
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US Post Office-Richfield Springs is a historic post office building located at Richfield Springs in Otsego County, New York, United States. It was built in 1941–1942, 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.
Richfield Springs, New York
US Post Office--Richfield Springs | |
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  Location within New York  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 152 Main St.,[1] Richfield Springs, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42.8531°N 74.9844°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1941 |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A.; Taylor, John W. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002422[2] |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
It is one story, five bay building with a granite clad foundation, brick facades laid in common bond and limestone trim. The roof is surmounted by an octagonal cupola with metal window tracery and a decorative iron weathervane. The building displays Colonial Revival style details. The interior features an untitled 1942 mural by artist John W. Taylor depicting a local landscape.[3] It is located within the East Main Street Historic District.[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]