{"nrhp_refnum":"88002422","name":"US Post Office-Richfield Springs","other_names":["Richfield Springs Post OFfice"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"12 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richfield Springs","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.85310631500005,"lon":-74.98479072999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick post office at 12 East Main Street in the village of Richfield Springs, Otsego County, New York, built between 1940 and 1942 to a design by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon.","why_significant":"It is an intact example of federal public works architecture from the Great Depression, with simplified Colonial Revival design that emphasizes Greek Revival features. It is one of seven nearly identical post offices designed by Louis A. Simon in New York between 1935 and 1942. It also contains a well-preserved 1942 mural painted under the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts.","narrative":"Richfield Springs Post Office is a one-story, five-bay brick building at 12 East Main Street, facing the village park. It has a granite foundation, limestone trim, a slate hip roof and an octagonal cupola. Three recessed central bays are divided by plain limestone pilasters beneath a broad limestone frieze. Inside, the L-shaped lobby keeps its terrazzo floors, marble wainscotting and original customer tables. The building was constructed from July 1940 to February 1942 after the first contractor was dismissed and Carl Westberg & Co. of Chicago took over for $41,458. It was one of seven nearly identical post offices designed under Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon and built in New York between 1935 and 1942, reflecting standardized federal design during the Depression. A 1942 mural by John W. Taylor, painted for the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts, shows a dairy cooperative and a nearby octagonal barn. The building remains largely intact.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival (simplified, with Greek Revival elements)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained, in good condition and retaining a high degree of integrity; listed as occupied and in federal ownership.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.368703-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002422.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002422/4b20fa5ab4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002422/4b20fa5ab4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Lvklock","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richfield_Springs_PO.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lvklock</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richfield_Springs_PO.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"95001282","name":"East Main Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/east-main-street-historic-district-95001282/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314341","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Richfield_Springs,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891038"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/us-post-office-richfield-springs-88002422/"}