Picture the U.S. Post Office rising in 1910 at 475 Broadway, where it meets Church Street in Saratoga Springs. This brick Classical Revival building was built in 1910 and designed by James Knox Taylor, the supervising architect for the Treasury Department. It serves ZIP Code 12866, covering the city.
At its construction and opening it featured one of the most elaborate lobbies of any post office in the state; two murals depicting the city's race track were added to that lobby in the 1930s. The lobby has been altered somewhat since, but enough of the building's original design and integrity remains that it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, and it had already been a contributing property to the Broadway Historic District since that district's first designation in 1978. The post office sits set back from Broadway, with mature trees and landscaping between the sidewalk and the street.
It is one of four notable buildings at this busy intersection; across the street you can see the city's Italianate city hall. Notice the Italianate city hall across Broadway, one of four notable buildings at this busy corner.