{"nrhp_refnum":"88002442","name":"US Post Office -Waterloo","other_names":["Waterloo Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waterloo","county":"Seneca County","state":"NY","lat":42.90431330900003,"lon":-76.86241254499998,"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 one-story brick post office at 2 East Main Street, at the corner of Virginia Street in the village of Waterloo, Seneca County, New York. It was built in 1924-5 as the village's first federal building.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact, representative example of the small number of federal buildings erected in New York State between World War I and the Great Depression. Its simplified Colonial Revival design reflects the standardized post office designs used after 1915. It was built under Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore and was probably designed by Louis A. Simon.","narrative":"Standing at the main crossroads of Waterloo, New York, this one-story brick post office at East Main and Virginia Streets was built in 1924-5 and dedicated on August 29, 1925. It was the village's first federal building, replacing rented quarters in the Arcade and the Dempsey Block. The site had earlier held the Academy of Music, which burned in 1904. The design is a simple, well-proportioned Colonial Revival composition with a symmetrical front, round-arched windows, a fanlight over the entrance, splayed brick lintels and recessed panels. Inside, the lobby retains wood, marble, terrazzo and plaster details. Construction was directed by Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore, though the design is probably the work of Louis A. Simon. The building closely resembles other New York post offices of the 1920s and 1930s, showing the move toward standardized, economical federal design after 1915. It is valued as an intact example of that approach.","period_of_significance":"1924-5","architect_builder":"James A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect; probably designed by Louis A. Simon; Edward W. Foley Contracting Corporation (contractor)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and retaining a high degree of exterior integrity, with a somewhat altered public lobby. Form lists status as occupied 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 02:50:45.05106-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002442.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002442/32531c9fe7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002442/32531c9fe7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Post_Office_Waterloo,_New_York_entrance_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</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:United_States_Post_Office_Waterloo,_New_York_entrance_2013.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100000895","name":"Waterloo Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/waterloo-downtown-historic-district-100000895/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314646","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Waterloo,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7891059"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/seneca-county/us-post-office-waterloo-88002442/"}