US Post Office--Oxford - NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 26.542 W 075° 35.920
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"The Oxford Post Office, was built in 1939-40"
Waymark Code: WMPEVZ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2015
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"The Oxford Post Office, was built in 1939-40 during the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. It is one of a large group of, 143, New York State post offices that has been put on the National Register of Historic Places. This handsome, classic architectural government building is of the Colonial Revival style, which Roosevelt took a special interest in. (Some of the Post Offices built in NYS, President Roosevelt actually helped design.) It was built by Smythe Construction Co. of Takoma Park, MD."
Street address: 2 S. Washington Ave Oxford, NY USA 13830
County / Borough / Parish: Chenango
Year listed: 1989
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Politics/Government, Art, Architecture Colonial Revival Gassner,Mordi, Simon,Louis A.
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Government Post Office
Current function: Government Post Office
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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