{"nrhp_refnum":"88002505","name":"US Post Office-Honeoye Falls","other_names":["Honeoye Post Office"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W. Main St. and Episcopal Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Honeoye Falls","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":42.952225508000026,"lon":-77.59264340199996,"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-and-one-half-story, steel-frame, red brick post office at West Main Street and Episcopal Avenue in Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, New York, built in 1940-41 to a design from the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is an intact example of the small federal buildings erected as Depression-era public works, with simple Colonial Revival forms. Its three-bay facade with a side entrance is shared by only three other New York post offices. It also holds a well-preserved 1942 mural by Stuart Edie, \"The Life of the Senecas,\" commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts.","narrative":"This small red brick post office sits at the corner of West Main Street and Episcopal Avenue at the edge of Honeoye Falls' commercial district. Built in 1940-41 on land bought in 1939, it was designed by the Treasury Department's Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon. Smythe and Co. of Takoma Park, Maryland, won the construction contract. The building is one and one-half stories with a steel frame, a slate gable roof, and simple Colonial Revival details such as multi-paned windows, a pilastered entrance and a large transom. Its three-bay facade with a side entrance is unusual among New York post offices; the same design was used at Clyde, and variations at Painted Post and Whitehall. Inside, the lobby keeps its terrazzo floors, marble wainscoting and oak paneling. A 1942 mural by Stuart Edie, \"The Life of the Senecas,\" hangs above the lock boxes. The property is valued as an intact Depression-era federal building with preserved art.","period_of_significance":"1940-1942","architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect; construction contract awarded to Smythe and Co. of Takoma Park, Maryland","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good and occupied; the form says the building retains a high degree of integrity inside and out.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.324494-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002505.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002505/65ad1a2f97-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002505/65ad1a2f97-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Honeoye_Falls_-_US_Post_Office.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)</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:Honeoye_Falls_-_US_Post_Office.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"93001225","name":"Honeoye Falls Village Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/honeoye-falls-village-historic-district-93001225/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313603","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Honeoye_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890970"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/us-post-office-honeoye-falls-88002505/"}