US Post Office-Granville
Also known as: Granville Post Office
Why it's listed
Granville's post office at 41 Main Street is a small red brick building put up in 1935-6 under a $75,000 federal appropriation. Authorized in 1931 as part of a public works program responding to Depression unemployment, it replaced a row of stores on the site. Smythe and Company of Takoma Park, Maryland, held the construction contract, and the design came from the office of Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon. The Colonial Revival building has a slate gable roof with parapeted end walls, a round-arched entrance with fanlight, marble trim, bracketed cornice and a row of mezzanine windows with grilles. Its asymmetrical five-bay front is unusual for post offices of the period and gives it a domestic, eighteenth-century look. Inside, a modest lobby has flagstone floors and a plaster ceiling. It is one of eighty New York post offices of the era reflecting federal design programs, and it closely resembles those in Hudson Falls and Dobbs Ferry. It has been well maintained and keeps most of its original character.
Significance in brief: It is an intact example of Depression-era federal architecture in the Colonial Revival style. Its asymmetrical five-bay massing, parapeted gable roof, marble trim and paneled arched doorway set it apart from the more restrained post offices of the period. It is one of about eighty New York post offices of the 1930s and early 1940s that reflect federal design programs under Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon.
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 88002520, listed May 11, 1989. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 41 Main St., Granville |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | May 11, 1989 |
| Reference number | 88002520 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1935-6 |
| Architect / builder | Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect; Smythe and Company of Takoma Park, Maryland (construction contractor) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as well maintained, in good condition, and retaining most of its original integrity; new lockboxes installed and original teller windows altered. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.43437, -73.25914 (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 88002520.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q2466367
- This listing as JSON
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