United States Post Office (Cortland, New York) Explained

US Post Office-Cortland
Location:88 Main St., Cortland, New York
Coordinates:42.5983°N -76.1808°W
Built:1915
Architect:Wenderoth, Oscar; Ludins, Ryah
Architecture:Classical Revival, Neoclassical
Added:November 17, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88002475

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cortland Post Office. December 1986. 2009-11-10 . Larry E. Gobrecht . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 16 photos. and Web site: Accompanying 15 photos.