{"nrhp_refnum":"88002469","name":"US Post Office-Canton","other_names":["Canton Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"St. Lawrence County","state":"NY","lat":44.59543155400007,"lon":-75.16923450399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-11-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, nine-bay red brick post office on Park Street at the southwest corner of Park, Court and East Main Streets in Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, built in 1936-37 to designs from the Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury.","why_significant":"It is an intact example of Depression-era federal public works architecture in the Colonial Revival style. Its nine-bay width, trapezoidal plan, elaborate entrance detailing and multi-tiered cupola set it apart from other post offices designed under Louis A. Simon. It also holds a 1939 relief sculpture by Berta Margoulies, commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts.","narrative":"Facing the village park in Canton's central business district, this one-story red brick post office was built in 1936-37 from designs by the Treasury Department's Office of the Supervising Architect, led by Louis A. Simon. Its truncated triangular plan was shaped to fit an irregular lot, giving it an unusual nine-bay front only one bay deep. Colonial Revival details include a central entrance with pilasters and a fanlight, a Palladian window on the north end, multi-paned sash, a hip roof and a three-part octagonal cupola. The site was bought in 1935 and the building cost $77,000, replacing a hotel. Inside, the lobby has been altered, but terrazzo floors and marble wainscoting remain. A painted plaster relief by Berta Margoulies, installed in 1939, shows Stillman Foote acquiring the land that became Canton. The building is valued as a well-preserved example of Depression-era federal architecture and art, and it contributes to the Village Park Historic District.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1936-7; 1939)","architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect; built by a contracting firm headed by Leon Wexler of Schenectady, New York","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as well maintained and in good condition, with the exterior highly intact; the lobby has been substantially altered. The form lists the building as occupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:46.181685-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002469.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002469/f3817a61a7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002469/f3817a61a7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Mwanner","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Office_in_Canton,_New_York.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner</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:US_Post_Office_in_Canton,_New_York.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83001794","name":"Village Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/village-park-historic-district-boundary-increase-83001794/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314668","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Canton,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707551"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/st-lawrence-county/us-post-office-canton-88002469/"}