{"nrhp_refnum":"88002343","name":"US Post Office-Little Falls","other_names":["Little Falls Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"25 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Little Falls","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.04276182400008,"lon":-74.86013091899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick and granite post office at 25 West Main Street in the commercial district of Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York. It was built in 1907-09 to a design by the Treasury Department under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor, with an addition in 1938-40.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an outstanding example of Neoclassically inspired public architecture in New York State. It calls it the finest small Beaux-Arts post office in the state and a showcase of James Knox Taylor's work. It combines Beaux-Arts forms with Neo-Georgian detail and keeps a very high degree of integrity inside and out.","narrative":"Little Falls Post Office, at 25 West Main Street, is a brick and granite building on a steeply sloping corner site in the city's commercial district. Congress authorized funds in 1902, construction began in 1907, and the post office opened in 1909, replacing earlier quarters in houses and in Temperance Hall. It was designed under James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury, and enlarged in 1938-40. The design mixes Beaux-Arts massing and sculptural detail with Neo-Georgian touches such as red brick in Flemish bond, a pedimented entrance and keystoned brick lintels. Its corner entrance pavilion is unusual among Taylor's New York post offices, which usually have centered entrances. Inside, the lobby keeps terrazzo floors, marble wainscot, plaster piers and an oak-framed screenline. The nomination ranks it among the most distinguished small post offices in the state and a grand symbol of federal presence in the Mohawk Valley city.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1907-09)","architect_builder":"Treasury Department; James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect; John Pierce Company of New York City (contractor)","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts with Neo-Georgian detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition rated good; the building retains its integrity to a high degree on both exterior and interior. The form lists it as occupied, public-owned and in government use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.328987-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002343.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002343/7d87becc0a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002343/7d87becc0a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LittleFallsNY_PostOffice.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LittleFallsNY_PostOffice.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313118","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Little_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890992"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/us-post-office-little-falls-88002343/"}