Canisteo Living Sign

	Canisteo Living Sign
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Canisteo Living Sign, August 2023
Location	SE side of hill, N of Cemetery Rd. off Greenwood St., Canisteo, New York
Coordinates	42°15′59″N 77°36′53″W / 42.26639°N 77.61472°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1933
Built by	Harry C. Smith, Edwin M. Childs
NRHP reference No.	04000707
Added to NRHP	July 16, 2004

The Canisteo Living Sign is a historic civic project that was built by Ed Childs and Harry Smith, donated to the Canisteo School District, that also served as a navigational aid, located at Canisteo in Steuben County, New York. The sign consists of a set of 260 pine trees that spell out the name "Canisteo." They occupy a space approximately 90 feet (27 m) long and 300 feet (91 m) wide. The sign was originally laid out in 1933.^[2] The sign was cleared in April 2016 and subsequently replanted beginning in May 2016 due to a number of dead and dying trees.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

The sign can be seen as an unconventional form of hillside letters.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System – (#04000707)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Virginia L. Bartos (February 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Canisteo Living Sign. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
^ Tribune, Al Bruce The Evening. "Living Landmark Renewed in Canisteo". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

External links

The Living Canisteo Sign picture

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#04000707)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Virginia L. Bartos (February 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Canisteo Living Sign. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[3] Tribune, Al Bruce The Evening. "Living Landmark Renewed in Canisteo". The Evening Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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