Dunkirk, New York 14048
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Szuchie
N 42° 28.954 W 079° 20.049
17T E 636916 N 4704701
This historic Post Office was constructed in 1928 via the architectural oversight of James A. Wetmore.
Waymark Code: WM3AX3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2008
Views: 7
The Dunkirk Post Office is architecturally significant as an intact representative example of the federal architecture erected in New York State in the early twentieth century. Designed and constructed in 1928-9, the building is a distinctive example of the Colonial Revival style as applied to a small-scale public building. It exhibits features typical of the period and style, including brick construction, a symmetrical composition, multi-paned window sash and classically inspired ornament. The Dunkirk Post Office was designed during the tenure of James A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury Department from 1915 to 1933.
Construction of federal buildings under Wetmore, particularly post offices in small communities, presents a federal image of economic restraint, utility, cost effectiveness and standardization of design. Post offices constructed during this period are in contracts with the individually designed facilities of the earlier twentieth century, built without regard for costs of design or construction.
Source: NRHP Record Archive
The offices physical address is:
410 Central Ave
Dunkirk, NY USA 14048
Type of structure:: Stand Alone Post Office
Current Status:: Still in Use
re-enter Zip Code here:: Not listed
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