The Poughkeepsie Journal Building is the main office of that newspaper

Poughkeepsie Journal

The Poughkeepsie Journal is a newspaper based in Poughkeepsie, New York owned by the Gannett Company, who bought the paper in 1977. Founded in 1785 , the Journal is the oldest paper in New York state, and is the third-oldest in the nation...

, in the city of Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...

, New York

New York

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, USA. It is located at Civic Center Plaza, the north end of Market Street.

It was built of fieldstone

Fieldstone

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 in a Colonial Revival style

Architectural style

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 in 1941. Architects

Architecture

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 in the Hudson Valley

Hudson Valley

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, and particularly Dutchess County

Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

, took inspiration from then-President

President of the United States

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 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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's efforts to revive its use in the region, following the example of the early Dutch settlers

Dutch colonization of the Americas

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 of the area, who built many stone houses for themselves. In particular, the building complements the city's main post office

U.S. Post Office (Poughkeepsie, New York)

The main U.S. Post Office, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA, is located at the junction of Market and Mill streets downtown, . The Post Office serves the 12601 ZIP Code, which covers the city of Poughkeepsie, New York and those portions of the Town of Poughkeepsie adjacent to the city...

 nearby. In 1982 it qualified for addition to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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, but it was not listed due to an objection by the owner.