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US Post Office-Cortland
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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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
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."

Valley of the Seven Hills

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

References

  1. ^ "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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