{"nrhp_refnum":"88002345","name":"US Post Office-Lockport","other_names":["Lockport Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 East Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lockport","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.171118498000055,"lon":-78.68815215899997,"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 three-story red brick post office and courthouse at 1 East Avenue in Lockport, Niagara County, New York, built 1902-4 with a one-story rear addition of 1932-3.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an outstanding example of early twentieth century public architecture in New York State, combining Beaux-Arts massing with Renaissance and Neo-Georgian detail. It is the earliest of James Knox Taylor's works still used as a post office in the state and the earliest building in the thematic group. Its largely intact second-floor federal courtroom is singled out as especially significant.","narrative":"Lockport's post office and courthouse at 1 East Avenue is a three-story red brick building erected between 1902 and 1904 to designs from the Treasury Department under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor. E. H. Denniston Company of Syracuse held the construction contract. Its heavy, rusticated front, terra-cotta pilasters and Composite capitals, tall arched openings and Gibbs-style door and window surrounds give it a bold sculptural presence, while Flemish bond brickwork reflects Neo-Georgian influence. Records indicate Taylor asked that terra-cotta replace the wood originally specified for the trim, raising the budget by about 25 percent. A one-story rear addition was built in 1932-3. The building is described as the earliest Taylor-designed post office still serving that purpose in New York State. Inside, the second-floor federal courtroom survives almost unchanged, with its oak furnishings, brass chandelier, plaster cornice and pedimented doorways. It was used only about thirty years and has been closed since.","period_of_significance":"1902-4","architect_builder":"James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect; E. H. Denniston Company of Syracuse (contractor)","architectural_style":"Beaux-Arts with Renaissance and Neo-Georgian influences","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and altered; the building remained in use as a post office, while the second-floor courtroom has been closed for decades but remains intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.971943-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002345.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002345/e8c006bf1d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002345/e8c006bf1d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Office-Lockport_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Office-Lockport_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313829","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Lockport,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890993"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/us-post-office-lockport-88002345/"}