Location: Old Post Office - Virginia Beach VA

Atlantic Station Post Office (demolished) – Virginia Beach VA

The former Atlantic Station post office was originally constructed as Virginia Beach’s Main Post Office in 1937. A Section of Fine Arts mural by artist John H.R. Pickett was installed in the post office in 1939. Unfortunately, the building was… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies: Treasury Department (TD)

Post Office Mural – Virginia Beach VA

During the Great Depression the federal government commissioned a mural upon completion then-new post office in downtown Virginia Beach. The work by John H. R. Pickett was completed in 1939 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, and… read more