Canisteo Living Sign

Canisteo Living Sign
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Canisteo Living Sign, August 2023
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Location	SE side of hill, N of Cemetery Rd. off Greenwood St., Canisteo, New York
Coordinates	42°15′59″N77°36′53″W / 42.26639°N 77.61472°W / 42.26639; -77.61472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
Built by	Harry C. Smith, Edwin M. Childs
NRHP reference No.	04000707 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 16, 2004

The Canisteo Living Sign is a historic civic project that was built by Ed Childs and Harry Smith, donated to the Canisteo School District, that also served as a navigational aid, located at Canisteo in Steuben County, New York. The sign consists of a set of 260 pine trees that spell out the name "Canisteo." They occupy a space approximately 90 feet (27 m) long and 300 feet (91 m) wide. The sign was originally laid out in 1933. ^[2] The sign was cleared in April 2016 and subsequently replanted beginning in May 2016 due to a number of dead and dying trees. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. ^[1]

The sign can be seen as an unconventional form of hillside letters.

The sign seen from above

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Virginia L. Bartos (February 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Canisteo Living Sign. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. Tribune, Al Bruce The Evening. "Living Landmark Renewed in Canisteo". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

External links

• The Living Canisteo Sign picture