US Post Office-Cortland is a historic post office building located at Cortland in Cortland County, New York. It was built in 1913-1915 and enlarged in 1940–1941. It 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 Oscar Wenderoth (1871–1938) was an American architect who served as director of the Office of the Supervising Architect from 1912 to 1915. He is identified as the architect of many government buildings built during that period, including some li ...

. It is a one-story building with a brick foundation clad in granite with facades clad in coursed ashlar limestone in the Neoclassical style. The lobby features a wood relief by

Ryah Ludins Ryah Ludins (1896–1957) was a Russian-born American muralist, painter, printmaker, art teacher, and writer. She made murals for post offices and other government buildings during the Great Depression and also obtained commissions for murals ...

in 1942-1943 titled "Valley of the Seven Hills." ''See also:'' ''and'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Cortland Government buildings completed in 1915 Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Cortland County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Cortland County, New York {{CortlandCountyNY-NRHP-stub