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Designer: Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer

City Hall (Old Post Office) – Tillamook OR

Tillamook City Hall was originally constructed as Tillamook’s post office. The building was completed in 1942 and houses a New Deal mural inside. The site for the new federal post office, located across from the Tillamook County Courthouse, was acquired… read more

Project type: City and Town Halls, Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Berwyn IL

Berwyn IL Post Office

The post office in Berwyn was constructed in 1940 with funds and labor provided by the Federal Works Agency (FWA). It was constructed under the supervision of architect Louis A. Simon and engineer Neal A. Melick.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal Works Agency (FWA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Post Office – Brookfield IL

Brookfield IL Post Office

The post office in Brookfield was constructed in 1935 under the supervision of architect Louis A. Simon and engineer Neal A. Melick.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Canoga Park CA

Post office - Canoga Park CA

The Canoga Park post office was built in 1938 by the US Treasury Department.  It is a single-story Moderne style building, typical of New Deal post offices in Southern California. Inside is a notable mural by Maynard Dixon, which is… read more

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Claremont CA

The post office in Claremont, California was constructed by the federal Treasury Department in 1935-36.  The design is Spanish (or Mexican) Revival, which was very popular in Southern California at the time. The Claremont post office houses a very large… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Culver City CA

This historic post office was constructed in 1940 by the federal government as part of the New Deal.   After the government reorganization of 1939, responsibility for the construction and maintenance of federal buildings passed from the Treasury Department to… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Civic Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Federal Works Agency (FWA), Public Buildings Administration (PBA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Post Office – De Queen AR

The De Queen Post Office was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The Waymarking site for the post office explains that: “The DeQueen Post Office …has a similar look to many of the Treasury Department post office buildings. This is… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Eufaula OK

The historic post office in Eufaula, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1939 and is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Lodi CA

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.

Project type: Civic Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Oregon IL

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Oxnard CA

Oxnard Post Office

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.

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Pacific Grove CA

Pacific Grove Post Office New Deal Plaque

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.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Pendleton IN

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936 under the supervision of Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon and Supervising Engineer Neal A. Melick.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Perry OK

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Rockwell City IA

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Seminole OK

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Spencer IN

The historic post office building in Spencer, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is still in use today.  

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Traverse City MI

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.

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Webster Springs WV

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

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal Works Agency (FWA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Post Office – Wewoka OK

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.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Whittier CA

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office (former) – Crossett AR

“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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office (former) – Morehead KY

Constructed as the Morehead post office, Morehead’s police building (previously the Municipal Building / city hall) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1936. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Police Stations, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office (former) – Vacaville CA

Old Vacaville Post Office

The historic Vacaville Post Office was constructed during the Great Depression but is now privately owned. The New Deal mural still decorates the walls.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office (former) – Watsonville CA

Old Watsonville Post Office

This New Deal post office is now the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Education and Health, Federal Facilities, Post Offices, Schools
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Santa Monica Post Office – Santa Monica CA

Santa Monica Post Office

The distinctive and historic New Deal post office in Santa Monica was constructed in 1937-8 with federal Treasury Department funds.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

South San Francisco Post Office – South San Francisco CA

South San Francisco Post Office Archive Photo

Built in 1939.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

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