United States Post Office (Hornell, New York)

Old Post Office[1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Post Office, Hornell, NY, August 2009
Location	50 Seneca St., Hornell, New York
Coordinates	42°19′44.7882″N 77°39′41.9214″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1916
Architect	James A. Wetmore, George A. Stiles
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.	97001458[2]
Added to NRHP	December 08, 1997

Historic building

The former U.S. Post Office in Hornell, Steuben County, New York, United States, is located on Seneca Street. It was built in 1916 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 A. Wetmore. It is a neo-Georgian, Colonial Revival style structure. It was vacated by the post office in 1965 and served as offices for the Hornell Board of Education and District Administration until 1989.[3] In 1996 it was purchased by Jerome S. O'Connor, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[2][4]

Zachary Smith Post Office

On August 3, 2010, the new Hornell Post Office, now located at 23 Genesee Street, was officially renamed the Zachary Smith Post Office after Lance Corporal Zachary Smith of the United States Marine Corps, who died in action in Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2010.[5] As part of a U.S. Postal Service policy, Smith's name was only allowed on a plaque inside the building.[6] After intervention by elected officials, the U.S. Postal Service agreed in July 2012 to place Smith's name on the outside of the building,[7] and a dedication ceremony took place on January 28, 2013.[6][8]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". Cultural Resource Information System. National Park Service. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Claire L. Ross (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Old Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying eight photographs
4. "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List. December 8–12, 1997.
5. Bill Text Versions, 111th Congress (2009-2010), H.R.5051
6. Humphrey, Robin (January 30, 2013). "Hornell Post Office now bears fallen Marine's name". Genesee Now. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27.
7. Reed, Tom (July 11, 2012). "Post Office Reverses Decision on Hornell Post Office Naming" (Press release). U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21.
8. Reed, Tom (January 28, 2013). "Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Tom Reed Announce Zachary Smith Post Office Dedication" (Press release). U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21.