United States Post Office (Corning, New York)

US Post Office-Corning
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Post Office, November 2010
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Location	129 Walnut St., Corning, New York
Coordinates	42°8′34″N77°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 No.	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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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 June 14, 2009.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".