United States Post Office (Fredonia, New York)

US Post Office—Fredonia is a historic post office building located at Fredonia in Chautauqua County, New York, and within the boundaries of the Fredonia Commons Historic District. It was designed and built in 1935–36 as a Works Progress Administration project, 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. It is a one-story, five bay brick structure set on a brick foundation in the Colonial Revival style. The central section features three large round arched openings with cast-stone keystones. The interior features "The Harvest"; a mural from 1937 by artist Arnold Blanch.[2]

US Post Office--Fredonia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office, November 2010
Location	21 Day St., Fredonia, New York
Coordinates	42°26′28″N 79°19′57″W
Built	1935
Architect	Simon, Louis A.; Blanch, Arnold
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.	88002515[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fredonia Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".