United States Post Office (Corning, New York)

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]

US Post Office-Corning
U.S. Post Office, November 2010
Location129 Walnut St., Corning, New York
Coordinates42°8′34″N 77°3′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1908
ArchitectUS Treasury Dept.; Taylor, James Knox
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neoclassical
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002474[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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