Completion Year: 1937

The historic post office in Albert Lea, Minnesota was built in 1935-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was designed by Le Roy Gaarder, is still in service.

The grand and historic post office in Chester, Pennsylvania was built in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. It was designed by Henry D. Dagit and Sons, with The Ballinger Company as associate architects. Dedication took place on August 28, 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The post office in Muncy, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936-7. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Lehighton, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in downtown Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (then known as Mauch Chunk) was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The general contractor was William F. Sutter of Nescopeck, PA. The building bears a 1935 cornerstone, and the building was occupied in 1937. The building is still in service. Mauch Chunk was renamed Jim Thorpe in 1954.

The historic New Deal-era post office in Lemmon, South Dakota was constructed in 1936-7 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which cost around $85,000 to build, is still in operation. The building's cornerstone was laid in Oct. 1936 and the building was completed in Apr. 1937. A 2025 visit reveals that the building fortunately still features its original, gorgeous lobby tilework.

The magnificent 1911-4 post office building in Huron, South Dakota received a New Deal-era addition, built 1936-7. Construction of the rear extension coincided with renovation of the original building. Dedication of the expanded facility took place on Jul. 5, 1937. Per the Jun. 30, 1937 The Evening Huronite, Huron, South Dakota, the 56' x 102' extension doubled the building's size. The dedicaton ceremony featured First Assistant Postmaster General W. W. Howes. While the post office occupied the entire first floor of the building, the facility housed multiple other U.S. agencies, including the Soil Erosion Service; army and navy recruiting; Weather Bureau;...

Durant, Oklahoma received a sizable armory constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building was dedicated on Dec. 11, 1937. Per Southeastern Oklahoma Citizen and the Bryan County Democrat, Oct. 9, 1936: Durant will have probably the biggest national guard armory being built under the present WPA setup, and almost another year will be required to complete the building. One hundred and twenty-five men are being employed on the structure at present and 100 more are working in a rock quarry where the building material is being obtained. The armory here is to be a unit structure to accomodate the national guard...

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed a swimming pool in Wilber, Nebraska. The pool was dedicated on June 12, 1937. Norfolk Daily News: Wilber, Neb., June 12 —(P)— Wilber's new $22,000 WPA financed swimming pool was dedicated Thursday with appropriate ceremony. Steve Pospisil will be manager of the pool and Gilbert Aron and Alice Mae Shimonek will be life guards. The exact location and current status of the Depression-era pool is unknown to Living New Deal. Wilber's current municipal pool, which appears to be a much newer facility, is located at 500 S Wilson St, Wilber, NE 68465.

The historic post office in Gregory, South Dakota was completed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened on June 12, 1937, is still in service. The contractor for the construction was S.W. Jonason of Aberdeen, South Dakota. Unfortunately the date on the building's cornerstone has been covered over by a callously implemented ADA ramp.