United States Post Office (Angola, New York)

US Post Office--Angola

U.S. Post Office, January 2010
Location 80 N. Main St., Angola, New York
Coordinates 42°38′23″N 79°1′42″W / 42.63972°N 79.02833°W / 42.63972; -79.02833Coordinates: 42°38′23″N 79°1′42″W / 42.63972°N 79.02833°W / 42.63972; -79.02833
Built 1938
Architect Simon, Louis A.; Scholz, Leopold
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002452[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1988

US Post Office—Angola is a historic post office building located at Angola in Erie County, New York. It was designed and built 1938-1939, 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. The building is in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a cast-stone relief sculpture by Leopold Scholz executed in 1940 and titled "A Pioneer Woman's Bravery."[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Larry E. Gobrecht (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Angola Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying six photographs


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