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United States Post Office (Goshen, New York)

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Klitgaard's mural was added the following year. Postal murals of the era were supposed to focus on local history and contemporary life, but the Treasury Department's Fine Arts Section strongly objected to her intention to paint the track, since it considered
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Smaller than most other small Colonial Revival Depression-era post offices in New York, the Goshen design does not appear to have been duplicated elsewhere in New York as others were (such as
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station (now the headquarters of the village police department), had been vacant since the St. Elmo Hotel (built 1887) burned down in 1920. In November 1934 it was
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There have been few modifications to the building since then, primarily in the rear portions of the interior. In 1978, a
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its fine detail. Those buildings, too, share steep gable roofs, ornamented ends and classically inspired entryways.
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The building does, however, share with some other contemporary Colonial Revival post offices, such as
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on the north side of Grand between Canal and Main streets. It is faced in Harvard-style brick laid in
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instead. The community indicated its strong support of the track, and she was allowed to paint it.
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for a small post office in that style. The front lobby features a mural of Goshen's major
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Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
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in Goshen, New York, United States, is located on Grand Street downtown in the
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topped by modillions. They rise to a coved ceiling with stepped panels.
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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is finished in the original wood. It gives onto the lobby, with a
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Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office, Goshen
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E.P. Valkenburgh's design is smaller than most Colonial Revival
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National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
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eagle and "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE GOSHEN NEW YORK" in
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Goshen's first post office was built shortly after the
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The post office is a one-and-half-story, five-by-three-
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brick except for a stonework area near the entrance.
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U.S. Post Office (Goshen, New York)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

United States Post Office (Goshen, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Goshen, New York) is located in the United States
Goshen
New York
41°24′09″N 74°19′34″W / 41.4024°N 74.3262°W / 41.4024; -74.3262
Colonial Revival
MPS
US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
88002527
village of Goshen
ZIP Code
town
Colonial Revival
1936
National Register of Historic Places
post offices
New Deal
decoration
landmark
Historic Track
Georgina Klitgaard
bay
steel frame
lot
common bond
foundation
molded

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