The Martinez downtown post office was constructed by the Treasury Department Office of Procurement for the United States Post Office in 1936-37. It is a striking one-story Moderne building built of reinforced concrete, with a central entrance and two windows… read more
This New Deal post office in Nazareth was built in 1936. Louis A. Simon served as the Supervising Architect and Neal A. Melick as the Supervising Engineer.
The post office in Orange, Virginia was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of Arnold Friedman’s 1937 mural, “Upland Pastures,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Louis A. Simon was the Supervising… read more
The Oxnard Post Office was built by the Treasury Department Bureau of Public Buildings in 1939. It is a two story building in Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is still in active use and the original lobby is intact.
The historic post office building in Pacific Grove, California was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses a New Deal mural in its lobby, is still in use today.
The historic post office building in Painted Post, New York “was designed in 1937 and built in 1937-1938 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of… read more
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936 under the supervision of Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon and Supervising Engineer Neal A. Melick.
The historic post office building in Perry, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, is still in use today. A New Deal mural that had been housed in the post office lobby… read more
The post office in Rockwell City was completed in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Department with Louis A. Simon as the supervising architect and Neal Melick as the supervising engineer. It is also the site of John Sharp’s… read more
The post office in Rogers City was completed in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. Louis A. Simon was the supervising architect and Neal Melick was the supervising engineer. It is also the site of James Calder’s 1941… read more
This Mission-revival style post office was built in 1934 and boasts a traditional New Deal cornerstone.
The historic New Deal post office in Santa Paula, California was constructed with Treasury Department funds. It was built to the same specifications as the post office in Huntington Beach, which was built the same year. Construction of the building… read more
The post office in Seminole was completed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. Bertram E. Giesecke was the architect, supervised by Louis A. Simon. Neal A. Melick was the supervising engineer. It is also the site of… read more
The historic post office building in Spencer, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is still in use today.
The historic post office in Traverse City, Michigan was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Trinity, Texas was constructed in 1940-1 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Upper Sandusky, Ohio was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds, under architect John Moore. Louis Simon served as Supervising Architect and Neal Melick served as Supervising Engineer. The building, which houses an example of… read more
The post office is a typical depression era building with Colonial Revival details. It rests side gabled along the street with a four sided lantern topped with a weathervane centered on the roof. Built of brick with four bays and… read more
The historic post office in Wewoka, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1935 and is still in use today.
The New Deal post office building in Whittier, California, was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was designed by R. L. Warren, with Louis A. Simon, one of the Roosevelt Administration’s chief New Deal architects, serving as… read more
“When construction was completed in 1940, Crossett reveled in the addition of the ‘pleasing green’ stucco building that was designed using a combination of Art Deco, Greek Revival, and International architectural syles” (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program). The post office cost… read more
“Built in 1935-1936 at a cost of $60,000, this was the seventh and first long-term post office in Graham. It was one of a number of Depression-era federally funded projects built in the city. An excellent example of a Moderne… read more
This colorful post office was built in 1934 by the Treasury Department. It is a one-story hollow tile construction with a basement. It has modified Mission-style arches, relief ornamentation and entablature with finials over front entrance, double-leaf front doors, transom… read more
The historic Vacaville Post Office was constructed during the Great Depression but is now privately owned. The New Deal mural still decorates the walls.
This New Deal post office is now the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center.
Nome, Alaska’s old post office and courthouse was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and opened in 1938. The building, which still stands, is located along Front Street adjacent to Federal Way. It has since been heavily modified and is… read more
The U.S. Treasury Department built the Santa Clara post office in 1935. The building style is Mission Revival, which was popular for houses and civic buildings during the interwar period. It is also the site of Michael von Meyer’s 1937… read more
The distinctive and historic New Deal post office in Santa Monica was constructed in 1937-8 with federal Treasury Department funds.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
Take a look at our previous guides, equally comprehensive, covering key New Deal sites in San Francisco and New York City.
