US Post Office-Hoosick Falls
Also known as: Hoosick Falls Post Office
Why it's listed
Located at 35 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, this one-story post office is clad in red wire-cut brick with limestone trim. Its five-bay front has round-arched window recesses, a balustraded parapet, and an entrance framed by fluted Ionic pilasters and a triangular pediment. Designed in 1923 and finished in 1925, it came from the office of the Acting Supervising Architect of the Treasury, James A. Wetmore, during a period when post office designs for small communities were being standardized for economy and utility. Congress authorized the building in 1913, and the government bought the site in 1916. The post office had earlier been housed in a commercial block on Church Street. Inside, the lobby is plain, with a molded plaster cornice, wood wainscoting, tile floor and marble baseboards. A mailing platform was added at the rear in 1959. The building is valued as a well-proportioned Colonial Revival example that closely resembles other New York post offices of the 1920s and suits the village center beside it.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as an intact, representative example of early twentieth-century federal architecture in New York State and a distinctive small-scale Colonial Revival public building. It reflects the standardized, cost-conscious post office designs adopted as policy after 1915. Its modest scale also fits the character of the village's commercial center.
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 88002506, listed November 17, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 35 Main St., Hoosick Falls |
|---|---|
| County | Rensselaer County |
| Listed | November 17, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88002506 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1923-1925 |
| Architect / builder | James A. Wetmore, Supervising Architect |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good; the building is public, occupied and in use as a post office. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Within district | Hoosick Falls Historic District |
| Coordinates | 42.90068, -73.35103 (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 88002506.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q2466373
- This listing as JSON
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