US Post Office-Olean
- On the Register
- since May 11, 1989
- Built
- 1910
- Significant for
- Politics, Architecture
- Importance
- Statewide
- Type
- Building
- Where
- 102 S. Union St., Olean, NY
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About
US Post Office—Olean is a historic post office building located at Olean in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was designed and built in 1910-12 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James Knox Taylor. It is a two-story masonry and steel frame building. Its Renaissance Revival design complements the adjacent Olean Public Library.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is located in the Union and State Streets Historic District.
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75312166 · Wikidata.