Completion Year: 1937

An example of New Deal artwork was created for the historic former post office in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (now the municipal building): the sculpture "Comunication," created by Bennett Kassler in 1937. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The current location and status of the work is unknown to Living New Deal; it is possible the work resides above the lowered ceiling in the facility's renovated lobby.

Bedford, Ohio’s historic post office houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeast Ohio post offices. “Drift Toward Industrialism” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed by Karl Anderson.

This Section of Fine Arts-sponsored mural is titled "Early Mail Carriers of the West." The oil-on-canvas work was painted by Rockwell Carey for the historic post office in Newberg, Oregon in 1937, where it still resides today.

The historic former post office in Welch, West Virginia was built in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building now serves as the McDowell County Courthouse Annex. Per Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Mar. 7, 1937: NEW BUILDING IS OF LATEST DESIGN Concrete And Tile Floors And Stairways Make Building Completely Fireproof; Modern Quarters U. S. Offices Welch's newest and most modern building, the new post office, under construction since July 2, 1936, was officially completed March 1, and will be open for service on Monday morning. J. W. Carroll, superintendent in charge of construction, arrived in Welch on June 15, last year, and two weeks later...

The historic post office in Spencer, West Virginia was built in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a municipal swimming pool in Spencer, West Virginia. Completed in 1937, the pool is still operational. The city's website boasts: The City of Spencer Pool offers a refreshing and relaxing destination for summer fun. Amenities include a full snack bar, water slide, diving board, life guards, separate "kiddie" pool, ample "lay out" room, separate "lay out" deck. The pool is located at 134 Park Ave. behind the Roane County Committee on Aging Building and across from the Ben's Run Trailhead. Per submitter Anna Smith: "In the 89’s it had a high dive, but that is no longer there....

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) funded a mural painted by Edward Buk Ulreich in the Children's Reading Room at Woodside Branch of the Queens Public Library.  

The handsome former post office on Pennsylvania Avenue in Weirton, West Virginia was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building was dedicated Sept. 11, 1937. Not to be confused with the Cove Station post office, which was originally the Hollidays Cove post office, this structure has long since been replaced and has been vacant for decades. An example of New Deal artwork that had been created for the building has since been relocated. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 7, 1937: WEIRTON, W. Va., Jan. 6—After next August, Weirton residents will be able to boast of one of the finest and most modern "medium...

The historic post office in Oak Hill, West Virginia was constructed in 1936-7 with federal Treasury Department funds. The handsome building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

This federal building, formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was originally occupied in 1907 (with construction dates of 1905-1910, per the GSA). According to the General Services Administration, a three-story, 100-foot extension was constructed to the west side of the building during the New Deal. “At the date of the second addition, in 1935, the original two-story courtroom was demolished, its materials salvaged, and a new, larger courtroom was added to the west end of the second floor. The new courtroom is distinguished by oak paneled wainscoting, marble...