Old Post Office (Albany, New York)

Old Post Office (Albany, New York)
Old Post Office
Old Post Office, July 2011
Old Post Office (Albany, New York) is located in New York
Location: NE corner of Broadway and State St., Albany, New York
Coordinates: 42°38′56″N 73°45′3″W / 42.64889°N 73.75083°W / 42.64889; -73.75083Coordinates: 42°38′56″N 73°45′3″W / 42.64889°N 73.75083°W / 42.64889; -73.75083
Area: 0 acres (0 ha)
Built: 1879
Architect: Ogden, Edward; Et al.
Governing body: State
NRHP Reference#: 72000814[1]
Added to NRHP: January 20, 1972

Old Post Office, also known as the United States Government Building, is a historic post office building located at Albany, Albany County, New York, United States. It was built from 1879 to 1883 at a cost of $627,148. It has a three story central section with four and five story corner towers. It is built of granite and is a rectangular shaped building with a central light well. It features slate covered mansard roofs crowned by iron balustrades along the ridges. The main entrance is framed by a group of stone columns and pilasters. Postal operations moved to larger facilities prior to 1972, but the building continued to house federal government offices.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Martha Truax and Charles Liebs (July 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=387. Retrieved 2010-10-01.  See also: "Accompanying photo". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=386. 

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