Old Post Office (Oneonta, New York)
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Old Post Office is a historic post office
building located at Oneonta
in Otsego County
, New York
, United States
. It was built in 1915, 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, Oscar Wenderoth
. The original portion of the building is nearly square, seven bays on each side. It is built of Indiana limestone
, with Concord granite trim in the Classical Revival
style. It features a giant portico
supported by six massive Corinthian order
columns. In 1980, the building housed city offices moved from the Old City Hall
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988. It is located within the Oneonta Downtown Historic District
established in 2003.
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
building located at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York
Oneonta is a city in southern Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, had a population of 13,901. Its nickname is "City of the Hills." While the word "oneonta" is of undetermined origin, it is popularly believed to mean "place of open rocks" in the Iroquois language...
in Otsego County
Otsego County, New York
Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was built in 1915, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect
Office of the Supervising Architect
The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939....
of the Treasury Department, Oscar Wenderoth
Oscar Wenderoth
Oscar Wenderoth served as director of the Office of the Supervising Architect during 1913-1914. As such, his name is credited with many buildings, including many listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places....
. The original portion of the building is nearly square, seven bays on each side. It is built of Indiana limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, with Concord granite trim in the Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style. It features a giant portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
supported by six massive Corinthian order
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
columns. In 1980, the building housed city offices moved from the Old City Hall
Municipal Building (Oneonta, New York)
Municipal Building,also known as Old City Hall, is a historic city hall building located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It is three story masonry building with an ornate facade of painted brick and terra cotta, built in 1906 in the Beaux-Arts style. A central tetrastyle pavilion in the...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988. It is located within the Oneonta Downtown Historic District
Oneonta Downtown Historic District
Oneonta Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Oneonta in Otsego County, New York. It encompasses 64 contributing buildings and one contributing site. It encompasses the city's intact commercial and civic core and includes commercial buildings, six churches, the...
established in 2003.