United States Post Office (Johnstown, New York)

US Post Office-Johnstown is a historic post office building located at Johnstown in 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]

US Post Office-Johnstown
United States Post Office, December 2007
Location14 N. William St., Johnstown, New York
Coordinates43°0′26″N 74°22′27″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox; U.S. Treasury Department
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858–1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002337[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

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

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