Completion Year: 1937

The historic former post office building in downtown White River Junction, Vermont houses a New Deal mural in its lobby: "Vermont Industries," painted by S. Douglass Crockwell. The work was completed in 1937. The building is now privately owned. The mural, while somewhat accessible, is only viewable by the public through a glass door (with attendant glare) or from a staircase on the opposing side of the lobby.

The historic post office in Springfield, Vermont was constructed in 1935-7 using federal funds. The stately structure is still in service.

The Public Works Administration funded the construction of a lab addition at the Pennell Institute in Gray, ME in 1937. Excerpts from the report of the Principal of Pennell Institute: “Since that time we were fortunate to obtain a P.W.A. Project to furnish labor to build over the two rooms in the Laboratory and to build and make over certain equipment which we would have otherwise been obliged to purchase.” The laboratory is a two story Italianate style building constructed in 1899 by the State Dept. of Education separate from the main building. The Pennell Institute High School now holds the town office. According...

The Onawa, Iowa post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds. Iowa Backrods: “The first post office in the Monona County seat of Onawa was established in 1855 and consisted of a few boxes in the corner of the Fairchild General Store. After locations in a number of local storefronts, bids were opened for a standalone post office building in May 1936. The contract was awarded to the H.W. Underhill Construction Company of Wichita, Kansas, on August 20, 1936. Work was completed at a cost of $49,720 in April 1937.” A New Deal mural entitled “Soil Erosion and Control” was installed in...

The historic post office in Missouri Valley, Iowa was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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

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

The historic post office in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The $179,000 building, which was dedicated on January 15, 1938, is still in service.

The wood bas-relief "The Spirit of the Post," by Milton Horn, was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. It resides in the lobby of the historic post office in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.