United States Post Office (Cortland, New York)
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US Post Office-Cortland | |
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Location | 88 Main St., Cortland, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°35′54″N 76°10′51″W / 42.59833°N 76.18083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Wenderoth, Oscar; Ludins, Ryah |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neoclassical |
MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88002475[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1988 |
US Post Office-Cortland is a historic post office building located at Cortland in Cortland County, New York. It was built in 1913-1915 and enlarged in 1940–1941. It is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Oscar Wenderoth. It is a one-story building with a brick foundation clad in granite with facades clad in coursed ashlar limestone in the Neoclassical style. The lobby features a wood relief by Ryah Ludins in 1942-1943 titled "Valley of the Seven Hills."[2]
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cortland Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". and "Accompanying 15 photos".
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