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Then Bath Memorial Hospital, in 1935 Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital opened “in a renovated 3-story building, funded by a local bond issue and a Federal grant.” The Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) supplied a $61,022 grant for the project, whose total… read more
Date added: May 14, 2014; Modified: July 27, 2023
“Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia dedicated the plaza in Cunningham’s memory near the center of the park in 1936. That year marked the completion of work by the Works Progress Administration and the Parks Department to develop the southern part of the… read more
Date added: November 15, 2012; Modified: July 27, 2023
Originally built as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and now the Federal Building and Courthouse, the building was completed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project with Treasury Department funding in 1935. “Commissioned by the Treasury Department Section… read more
Date added: May 5, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Morrisania Station post office of the Bronx, New York (originally constructed as New York, New York’s Station T post office in the Bronx) “is a historic post office building located at Morrisania in The Bronx, New York, United States…. read more
Date added: July 29, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Morris Heights Station post office in the Bronx, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building is still in use today.
Date added: January 25, 2015; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic (and current) main post office in Mount Vernon, New York was originally constructed in 1915. The building received an extension as part of a New Deal project completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. Work was overseen… read more
Date added: September 7, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
The colossal James Farley Post Office Building, so named in 1982, is home to the Main Post Office of New York, New York. The building was originally constructed in 1912, facing Eighth Avenue; a 1934-6 Treasury Department-funded addition doubled the… read more
Date added: July 29, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Inwood Station post office in New York, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building is still in use today.
Date added: July 29, 2013; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Federal Office Building at 90 Church Street was constructed between 1934 and 1935 by the Treasury Department Public Buildings Bureau, and includes the Church Street Station Post Office. A multi-story addition on top of the building was completed a… read more
Date added: November 7, 2012; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Cooper Station post office in New York, New York (originally known as Station ‘D’) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds between 1936 and 1937. The building is still in use today.
Date added: November 7, 2012; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Canal Street Station post office in downtown Manhattan was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. It was designed by architect Alan Balch Mills. The two story building in the Moderne Style is clad in terra cotta panels, with a black base,… read more
Date added: December 1, 2012; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Bronx General Post Office was built from 1935 to 1937. It was designed by consulting architect Thomas Harlan Ellett (1880-1951) for the Treasure Department’s Office of the Supervising Architect, Louis Simon. The building is constructed of smooth gray… read more
Date added: January 14, 2014; Modified: July 26, 2023
The historic Boulevard Station post office in the Bronx, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building is still in use today.
Date added: January 14, 2016; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Forest Ave. bridge, which spans a creek between Lyon Street and Lakeview Street, was completed in 1940 with funds and labor provided by the Work Projects Administration (WPA).
Date added: January 29, 2021; Modified: July 26, 2023
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) completed improvements to Poplar and Broad St. in Schenectady NY. Pictured WPA curb stamp was originally located near the intersection of Broad and Poplar Streets.