United States Post Office (Malone, New York)
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US Post Office-Malone is a historic post office
building located at Malone
in Franklin County
, New York
, United States
. It was designed and built in 1934, 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 Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Classical Revival
style and is three stories in height with a five bay, two story entrance pavilion, one story side wings and a two story rear wing. It is of steel frame construction and clad in yellow brick trimmed with limestone.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
building located at Malone
Malone (village), New York
-Notable natives:Notable natives include:*William Almon Wheeler served as Vice President of the United States under Rutherford Hayes. Is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone....
in Franklin County
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
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. It was designed and built in 1934, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect
Office of the Supervising Architect
The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939....
of the Treasury Department under Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style and is three stories in height with a five bay, two story entrance pavilion, one story side wings and a two story rear wing. It is of steel frame construction and clad in yellow brick trimmed with limestone.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989.