US Post Office-Delhi
Also known as: Delhi Post Office
Why it's listed
Delhi's post office, at 10 Court Street on Courthouse Square, is a symmetrical one-story brick building completed in 1938-9. It follows a standard Colonial Revival design by the Treasury Department under Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon, and the James A. Barnes Company of North Carolina won the construction contract. Granite steps lead to a pair of wood doors framed by fluted Doric columns, topped by a blind fanlight with a cast aluminum eagle. A copper-clad gable roof carries a square cupola. Inside, the L-shaped lobby keeps its original tile floor and wainscoting, plaster walls and wood teller screen. The same design was used for thirteen nearly identical post offices in New York State, the largest related group in the state. Above the postmaster's office door hangs a 1940 mural by Mary Earley, The Down-Rent War, Around 1845, which depicts the anti-rent wars, the most important event in Delhi's history. The building is also part of the Delaware County Courthouse Square Historic District.
Significance in brief: It is an intact example of federal public works architecture from the Great Depression, built to a standardized Colonial Revival design used for thirteen nearly identical post offices in New York State. It also holds a well-preserved 1940 Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Mary Earley showing the local anti-rent wars.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 88002477, listed November 17, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 10 Court St., Delhi |
|---|---|
| County | Delaware County |
| Listed | November 17, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002477 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1938-9; 1940 |
| Architect / builder | Treasury Department; Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect; built by James A. Barnes Company of North Carolina |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Art, Architecture, Politics/Government |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied and in excellent condition, with exterior and interior described as highly intact and unaltered; still in government use as a post office. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.27788, -74.91811 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 88002477.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7890936
- This listing as JSON
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