Canisteo Living Sign

The Canisteo Living Sign is a historic civic project 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 long and 300 feet 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]

Canisteo Living Sign
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Canisteo Living Sign, September 2012
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Location	SE side of hill, N of Cemetery Rd. off Greenwood St., Canisteo, New York
Coordinates	42°15′59″N 77°36′53″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
Architect	Smith, Harry C.; Childs, Edwin M.
NRHP reference No.	04000707[1]
Added to NRHP	July 16, 2004

The sign seen from above.

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.

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: Canisteo Living Sign". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-31. See also: "Accompanying photo".
3. Tribune, Al Bruce The Evening. "Living Landmark Renewed in Canisteo". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved 2018-06-11.

External links

• The Living Canisteo Sign picture