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

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of the Treasury Department, James A. Wetmore. It is a neo-Georgian,

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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. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying eight photographs''
/ref> In 1996 it was purchased by Jerome S. O'Connor, and it was listed on the

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in 1997.

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

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, who died in action in

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in January 2010. As part of a U.S. Postal Service policy, Smith's name was only allowed on a plaque inside the building. 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, and a dedication ceremony took place on January 28, 2013.

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