United States Post Office (Hornell, New York) Explained

Old Post Office[1]
Location:50 Seneca St., Hornell, New York
Coordinates:42.3291°N -77.6616°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Hornell
Built:1916
Architect:James A. Wetmore, George A. Stiles
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:December 08, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:97001458

The former U.S. Post Office in Hornell, Steuben County, New York, United States, is located on Seneca Street. It was built in 1916 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James A. Wetmore. It is a neo-Georgian, Colonial Revival style structure. It was vacated by the post office in 1965 and served as offices for the Hornell Board of Education and District Administration until 1989.[2] In 1996 it was purchased by Jerome S. O'Connor, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[3]

Zachary Smith Post Office

On August 3, 2010, the new Hornell Post Office, now located at 23 Genesee Street, was officially renamed the Zachary Smith Post Office after Lance Corporal Zachary Smith of the United States Marine Corps, who died in action in Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2010.[4] As part of a U.S. Postal Service policy, Smith's name was only allowed on a plaque inside the building. After intervention by elected officials, the U.S. Postal Service agreed in July 2012 to place Smith's name on the outside of the building,[5] and a dedication ceremony took place on January 28, 2013.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Cultural Resource Information System. April 2, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Post Office . 2016-05-01 . Claire L. Ross. PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying eight photographs
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. Weekly List. December 8–12, 1997.
  4. Web site: Bill Text Versions, 111th Congress (2009-2010), H.R.5051 . 2010-08-31 . 2014-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004220335/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.5051: . dead .
  5. Web site: Reed. Tom. Post Office Reverses Decision on Hornell Post Office Naming . Press release. July 11, 2012 . U.S. House of Representatives . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521195812/https://reed.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/post-office-reverses-decision-hornell-post-office-naming-senator . 2016-05-21 .
  6. Hornell Post Office now bears fallen Marine's name. Robin. Humphrey. January 30, 2013. Genesee Now. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327134231/http://geneseenow.com/2013/01/hornell-post-office-bears-fallen-marines/ . 2014-03-27.
  7. Web site: Reed. Tom. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Tom Reed Announce Zachary Smith Post Office Dedication . Press release. January 28, 2013 . U.S. House of Representatives . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160521195855/https://reed.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/senator-kirsten-gillibrand-and-congressman-tom-reed-announce-zachary . 2016-05-21 .

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