United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York) facts for kids
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US Post Office-Painted Post
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U.S. Post Office, Painted Post, New York, October 2009
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| Location | 135 N. Hamilton St., Painted Post, New York |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A.; Jones, Amy |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002395 |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |
US Post Office-Painted Post is a historic post office building located at Painted Post in Steuben County, New York. It was designed in 1937 and built in 1937-1938 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. It is a one story, three bay structure clad in red brick in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a 1939 mural by Amy Jones titled "Recording the Victory" and depicting a Revolutionary War scene.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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