United States Post Office (Corning, New York)

US Post Office-Corning

U.S. Post Office, November 2010
Location 129 Walnut St., Corning, New York
Coordinates 42°8′34″N 77°3′28″W / 42.14278°N 77.05778°W / 42.14278; -77.05778Coordinates: 42°8′34″N 77°3′28″W / 42.14278°N 77.05778°W / 42.14278; -77.05778
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect US Treasury Dept.; Taylor, James Knox
Architectural style Classical Revival, Neoclassical
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP Reference # 88002474[1]
Added to NRHP November 17, 1988

US Post Office-Corning is a historic post office building located at Corning in Steuben County, New York. It was built in 1908-1909 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 Knox Taylor. It is a rectangular, one story building faced with pressed yellow brick in the Classical Revival style. The exterior features elaborate terra cotta decoration.[2]

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 (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Corning Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".


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