{"nrhp_refnum":"88002509","name":"US Post Office-Hudson Falls","other_names":["Hudson Falls Post Office","See Also:Hudson Falls Historic Dist"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"114 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hudson Falls","county":"Washington County","state":"NY","lat":43.299838890000046,"lon":-73.58525049599996,"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, red brick post office at 114 Main Street, Hudson Falls, Washington County, New York, built in 1935-36 to a Treasury Department design under Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon.","why_significant":"It is an intact example of Depression-era federal architecture in the Colonial Revival style, set apart by its parapeted gable ends, modillioned cornice and arched cupola. It also holds a well-preserved, unusually extensive series of 1937 murals by George Picken, commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts.","narrative":"Located at 114 Main Street in Hudson Falls, this red brick post office was built in 1935-36 on the site of a purchased private home. It was authorized by Congress in 1931 as part of public works programs responding to Depression-era unemployment. Designed under Treasury Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon, it is a modest Colonial Revival building with a slate gable roof, stepped end parapets, oval vents, a modillioned cornice and an octagonal wooden cupola. Its nine-over-nine windows and arched entrance reflect colonial-inspired details. Only a few similar small post offices in the state, such as those at Dobbs Ferry and Granville, share its parapeted gables. Inside, the L-shaped lobby keeps its marble dado, terrazzo floor, teller windows and grilles. Its most notable feature is a 113-foot frieze of murals painted in 1937 by George Picken for the Treasury's Section of Fine Arts, showing local industry, the canal, farming and postal transportation. The building remains in use and retains a high degree of integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect; Smythe and Company of Takoma Park, Maryland (construction contract)","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; described as well maintained and exceptionally intact, with some alterations such as removal of the balustrade and replacement of the entrance lanterns.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.751056-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/88002509.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002509/6ab7b0d45b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88002509/6ab7b0d45b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_Hudson_Falls_NY_Jun_08.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._Post_Office_Hudson_Falls_NY_Jun_08.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315427","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office_(Hudson_Falls,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7890972"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/washington-county/us-post-office-hudson-falls-88002509/"}