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United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York)

Coordinates: 43°0′26″N 74°22′27″W / 43.00722°N 74.37417°W / 43.00722; -74.37417
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US Post Office-Johnstown
(2013)
United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York)
United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York)
Location14 N. William St., Johnstown, New York
Coordinates43°0′26″N 74°22′27″W / 43.00722°N 74.37417°W / 43.00722; -74.37417
Built1913
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002337[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

The US Post Office-Johnstown is a historic post office building located at 14 North William Street in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York. It was designed and built in 1912–1913, 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, James Knox Taylor. It was enlarged in 1965–1966. The original section is a five-by-seven-bay, 1-story limestone structure on a granite foundation in the Classical Revival style. The entrance portico features four Doric order columns supporting an entablature. The building also features semi-circular arched windows.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "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: Johnstown Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
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