▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Department , ▁began ▁to ▁standard ize ▁its ▁local ▁branches ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁This ▁tr end ▁reached ▁Dob bs ▁Fer ry ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 ▁new ▁post ▁offices ▁author ized ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁under ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Public ▁Build ings ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Congress ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁around ▁to ▁appropri ating ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Dob bs ▁Fer ry ▁post ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁In ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁current ▁property ▁was ▁acquired ▁for ▁$ 1 1 , 7 0 0 , ▁and ▁an ▁existing ▁store ▁and ▁residence ▁condem ned ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁building . ▁Congress ▁then ▁made ▁$ 9 5 , 0 0 0 ▁available ▁for ▁construction , ▁and ▁the ▁Sum mit ▁Brothers ▁firm ▁began ▁work ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁The ▁new ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁for ▁business ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁design , ▁by ▁Tre as ury ▁super vis ing ▁architect ▁Louis ▁Simon , ▁used ▁a ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁style , ▁common ▁for ▁many ▁post ▁offices ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁on ward . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁simple , ▁somewhat ▁sp art an ▁structures , ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁orn ament ation ▁at ▁Dob bs ▁Fer ry ▁is ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁norm . ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁only ▁the ▁Gran ville ▁and ▁Hudson ▁F alls ▁post ▁offices ▁share ▁the