U.S. Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse (Auburn, New York)
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The Old Post Office and Courthouse is a historic courthouse
and former post office
in Auburn
in Cayuga County, New York
. It is a monumental Richardsonian Romanesque
limestone-and-brick civic building built in 1888–1890 and expanded in 1913–1914 and again in 1937. It serves as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
. The massive, asymmetrical, -story main block (1888) is one of a number of post offices in New York state designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury Department, Mifflin E. Bell
. It includes a 3-story tower at the southwest corner, a -story stair tower, and two massive Richardsonian Romanesque–style entrances. The building was surplussed by the federal government in the 1980s and acquired by Cayuga County.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1991.
Courthouse
A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
and former post office
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...
in Auburn
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
in Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...
. It is a monumental Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
limestone-and-brick civic building built in 1888–1890 and expanded in 1913–1914 and again in 1937. It serves as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. The U.S. Attorney for the district is Richard S. Hartunian...
. The massive, asymmetrical, -story main block (1888) 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, Mifflin E. Bell
Mifflin E. Bell
Mifflin Emlen Bell was an American architect who served from 1883 to 1886 as Supervising Architect of the US Treasury Department...
. It includes a 3-story tower at the southwest corner, a -story stair tower, and two massive Richardsonian Romanesque–style entrances. The building was surplussed by the federal government in the 1980s and acquired by Cayuga County.
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 1991.