US Post Office—Akron
historic place
The US Post Office in Akron, New York, located in Erie County, is a historic place. It was designed and built between 1939 and 1940, with completion in December 1940. The building was a result of requests from local residents to Congressman Alfred Beiter. Louis A. Simon, from the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, was the architect. The post office exhibits a Colonial Revival architectural style. Inside, a mural titled "Horse-Drawn Railroad" was painted by Elizabeth Logan in 1941. This mural depicts an early horse-drawn railroad that carried mail from Akron to Medina in 1836. The US Post Office—Akron was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It represents a period of federal building construction and local community advocacy.