{"nrhp_refnum":"88002508","name":"US Post Office-Hudson","other_names":["Hudson Post Office","See Also:Hudson Historic District"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"402 Union St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hudson","county":"Columbia County","state":"NY","lat":42.25045240000003,"lon":-73.78907357699995,"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 red brick post office at 402 Union Street in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, built 1909-1911 under Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor, with a large addition completed in 1938.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinguished early 20th-century public building combining Neoclassical and Colonial Revival elements, one of thirteen New York post offices designed under James Knox Taylor. It also contains a 1938 cast-stone relief sculpture by Vincent Glinsky made under the Treasury Relief Art Project. It retains a high degree of exterior and interior integrity and relates closely to the neighboring county courthouse.","narrative":"This post office at 402 Union Street in Hudson, New York, was built between 1909 and 1911 to designs overseen by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Treasury. It is a one-story building of Flemish-bond red brick with white marble trim, a low hip roof and a Roman Doric portico on the Union Street side. Its design blends Neoclassical and Colonial Revival features, and the portico, parapet and modillions echo the nearby Columbia County Courthouse across the street. A two-bay addition finished in 1938 matches the original so closely that it is barely noticeable. Inside, the lobby has a terrazzo floor, fluted pilasters and an ornate plaster cornice. A cast-stone relief titled Evolution of Transportation, made in 1938 by Vincent Glinsky with Leo Schulemowitz, surrounds the postmaster's office door. It was commissioned through the Treasury Relief Art Project. The building is one of thirteen New York post offices designed under Taylor.","period_of_significance":"1909-11; 1938","architect_builder":"James Knox Taylor, Supervising; contractor William F. Holding of New York City; Superintendent of Construction Victor A. DeProsse","architectural_style":"Neoclassical and Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as publicly owned and occupied, with a government present use; the exterior is substantially intact, though entrance doors were replaced and the semi-circular windows blocked up.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.854498-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002508.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002508/2c973c8ddb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002508/2c973c8ddb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hudson,_NY,_post_office.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Hudson,_NY,_post_office.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85003363","name":"Hudson Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/hudson-historic-district-85003363/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312409","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Hudson,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707560"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/columbia-county/us-post-office-hudson-88002508/"}