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United States Post Office (Cortland, New York)

Coordinates: 42°35′54″N 76°10′51″W / 42.59833°N 76.18083°W / 42.59833; -76.18083
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US Post Office-Cortland
United States Post Office (Cortland, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Cortland, New York)
United States Post Office (Cortland, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Cortland, New York)
Location88 Main St., Cortland, New York
Coordinates42°35′54″N 76°10′51″W / 42.59833°N 76.18083°W / 42.59833; -76.18083
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
ArchitectWenderoth, Oscar; Ludins, Ryah
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neoclassical
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002475[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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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