National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse

Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Listed
June 10, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
91000722

About this property

The Old Post Office and Courthouse is a historic courthouse and former post office located at 157 Genesee Street in Auburn, New York. It was built in 1888–1890 and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Mifflin E. Bell, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The limestone-and-brick building was expanded in 1913–1914, designed by James M. Elliot, 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, 2+1⁄2-story main block (1888) includes a 3-story tower at the southwest corner, a 2+1⁄2-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.

Location

151--157 Genesee St.
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
42.93041, -76.56970

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse listed on the National Register?

US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1991.

What type of historic resource is US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse?

US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse?

The period of significance for US Post Office, Former, and Federal Courthouse is recorded as the early_republic era.

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