{"nrhp_refnum":"88002501","name":"US Post Office-Herkimer","other_names":["Herkimer Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"135 Park Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Herkimer","county":"Herkimer County","state":"NY","lat":43.02582616400008,"lon":-74.98806298199997,"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 Colonial Revival post office at 135 Park Avenue in the village of Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York, built in 1933-34 and designed by consulting architect Ross Edgar Sluyter.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinguished example of a Colonial Revival public building in New York State, with an elaborate terra-cotta and brick exterior and an interior unusually grand for a post office of its size. It is one of three closely related central New York post offices, with Oneida and Norwich, and the only one with terra-cotta decoration. It was also authorized in 1931 as part of Depression-era public works to relieve unemployment.","narrative":"Located at 135 Park Avenue at the western edge of Herkimer's commercial district, this one-story post office was built in 1933-34 in the Colonial Revival style. Its red brick walls, laid in Flemish bond, are paired with terra-cotta trim, fluted Corinthian pilasters, round-arched windows and an entrance under a swan's-neck pediment with a central urn. Inside, the lobby has marble wainscot, Ionic pilasters, a full plaster entablature and a coved ceiling with cross vaults, a level of grandeur unusual for a building of this size. Ross Edgar Sluyter, a consulting architect, is named on the cornerstone, though the basic design closely resembles the post offices at Oneida and Norwich. The project was authorized in 1931 under a public buildings program meant to ease Depression unemployment. Its elaborate detailing, especially the terra-cotta work, and its well-preserved interior make it one of the state's more distinctive post offices.","period_of_significance":"1933-4","architect_builder":"Ross Edgar Sluyter (architect); Woodward Engineering Corporation, then Bedford Construction Company of Utica (builders)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as retaining a high degree of integrity and in excellent repair; still used as a post office, with the screenline somewhat altered and new lockboxes and modern lighting added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.921312-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002501.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002501/46560a328a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002501/46560a328a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HerkimerNY_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:HerkimerNY_PostOffice.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313116","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Herkimer,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890968"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/herkimer-county/us-post-office-herkimer-88002501/"}