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National Register of Historic Places

US Post Office-Canastota

Also known as Canastota Post Office

On the National Register since 198838 years
American ColonialListed 1988Lenox
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About US Post Office-Canastota

US Post Office-Canastota, at 118 S. Peterboro St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 17, 1988. The Register lists it for its art, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as American Colonial, as it does for 7 other New York listings. It was listed as part of US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isGovernment building in Canastota, New York. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

118 S. Peterboro St., Lenox · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1US Post Office-CanastotaStart here
  2. 2South Peterboro Street Commercial Historic DistrictClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Canal Town MuseumBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4United Church of CanastotaGothic · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Canastota Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 1902 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHouse at 115 South Main StreetLate Victorian0.2 miBPeterboro Street Elementary SchoolLate Gothic Revival0.2 miDSouth Peterboro Street Residential Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.3 miBCanastota Methodist ChurchRomanesque0.3 miBHouse at 205 North Main StreetSecond Empire0.3 miBHouse at 313 North Main StreetGreek Revival0.4 miBHouse at 233 James StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBHouse at 326 North Peterboro StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBHouse at 328 North Peterboro StreetQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about US Post Office-Canastota

Is US Post Office-Canastota on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 17, 1988 (Register number 88002467).

Is US Post Office-Canastota a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Oneida Community Mansion House, 7.5 miles away.

Can you visit US Post Office-Canastota?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of US Post Office-Canastota?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75313509 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.