- Federal Building and Post Office - San Pedro CAThe Federal Building and Post Office in San Pedro, CA was built in 1936 by the Treasury Department. It also formerly served as a U.S. Customs Office. The design is a good example of the Moderne style of architecture. The extensive use of marble, bronze and milk glass are typical of the Art Deco style of decoration of the time. The basket weave pattern of floor tile surrounded by black marble gives the effect of rugs on a marble floor. Some of the original bronze lamps and ink wells survive at the public writing desks. The mural over the wall at...