United States Post Office (Amsterdam, New York)

	US Post Office-Amsterdam
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	(2008)
	Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Amsterdam
Location	12-16 Church St.,; Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates	42°56′14″N 74°11′31″W / 42.93722°N 74.19194°W
Built	1935
Architect	Louis A. Simon
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.	88002451
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1988

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+1⁄2-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]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Amsterdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Amsterdam Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".

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