United States Post Office (Ithaca, New York)

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US Post Office-Ithaca
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Ithaca Town Hall, October 2009
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Location213 N. Tioga St., Ithaca, New York
Coordinates 42°26′28″N76°29′48″W / 42.44111°N 76.49667°W / 42.44111; -76.49667 Coordinates: 42°26′28″N76°29′48″W / 42.44111°N 76.49667°W / 42.44111; -76.49667
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectUS Treasury Dept.; Taylor, James Knox
Architectural styleClassical Revival, French Baroque
MPS US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No. 88002514 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

US Post Office-Ithaca is a historic post office building located at Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York. It was designed and built in 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

In 2000, the building was rehabilitated and converted into the Ithaca Town Hall. The USPS operates 5000 sq ft of the property as a postal store. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Town of Ithaca: Ithaca Post Office Rehabilitation Report, October 2000
  3. Ithaca Town Hall photographs