US Post Office--Akron - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Akron Post Office, constructed in 1939-41, is architecturally significant as an intact representative example of the federal architecture erected as part of the public works projects initiated by the US government during the Great Depression. Its simplified design illustrates forms and decoration derived from American Colonial period architecture. Colonial Revival had become the accepted style for most post offices and other federally sponsored buildings during the 1920s, 1930s, and early 1940s. The Akron Post Office was one of five virtually identical buildings erected in New York between 1939 and 1941. The post office is also artistically significant in that it contains a well-preserved mural, "Horse-Drawn Railroad", painted by Elizabeth Logan in 1941.

Street address: 118 Main St Akron, NY United States 14001 County / Borough / Parish: Erie Year listed: 1988 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Government: Post Office Current function: Government: Post Office Privately owned?: no Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2006 To: 12/31/2007 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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