United States Post Office (Cortland, New York)

US Post Office-Cortland
Location 88 Main St., Cortland, New York
Coordinates 42°35′54″N 76°10′51″W / 42.59833°N 76.18083°W / 42.59833; -76.18083Coordinates: 42°35′54″N 76°10′51″W / 42.59833°N 76.18083°W / 42.59833; -76.18083
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 # 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]

Valley of the Seven Hills

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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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