Alexander Pirnie Federal Building is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house located at Utica, Oneida County, New York.

Located on the edge of downtown, the limestone-and-brick building is separated by an elevated viaduct which dominates the site.

Constructed in 1928 and 1929, the three-story building rises above a slightly raised basement and is an excellent example of Starved Classicism.

The base course serves as a plinth for two-story Corinthian pilasters which mark the bays and support an entablature which extends the full length of the facade.

The two front entrances, at opposite ends of the north elevation, have granite steps bounded by limestone-clad cheek walls.

[3] The John Street (side) facade faces east and is 161 feet long divided into thirteen bays.

Across the rear at the base of the building is a loading platform which served the postal workroom, and which is also covered by two flat overhanging canopies.

The second floor center light court extends down to the first-floor skylights, and this roof is also flat.

Located on the third floor the seventeen-foot-high space is entered through a pair of leather covered and obscure glass doors along the side of the room.

of the U.S. Post Office, Custom House, and Courthouse in Utica, New York; a curious title since there are few remnants of the original building.

The only remaining portions are massive stone walls and vaults which were the basement of the earlier building.

It has historical significance as Utica's Main Post Office, Custom House, and Courthouse for almost 50 years.

Starved Classicism is a restrained, undetailed version of the Neo-Classical Revival, and the Utica building is an excellent example of this architectural style.