Treasury Department Sites

The historic post office building in Bergenfield, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1935. The building, which has since been expanded, is still in use today.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

"In late 1937, Congress authorized $70 million for public works projects over a three-year period. The majority of those were post offices, and among four in Arkansas was a new post office for Berryville in mountainous Carroll County. The building was designed in 1938 and erected in 1938-9 by Linbarger and Fraser, Contractors, of Camden, Arkansas. Louis A. Simon was the supervising architect for the project, Neal A. Melick was supervising engineer, W.G. Noll was superintendent of architecture, and J.A. Ackerman was construction engineer. The new Berryville Post Office opened for business on August 31, 1939, leaving its previous location on...

The U.S. Post Office building in Berryville, Virginia, is a U.S. Treasury project from 1938-39. It is one of many hundreds of post offices built during the New Deal era that still serve Americans today.

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.

The historic Bethany post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1939. There is an ornate screen above the door and torchieres flanking the entrance.

Limestone sills, 7 bay symmetrical facade, central entrance, original metal deco awning, interior original, new windows, corner lot, constructed with Treasury Department funds.

The Post Office in Black River Falls WI was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

The historic post office in Blackfoot, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935.  The post office building is exceptionally grand, two or three stories high, in a "Classical Moderne" architectural style.  The facade features eight bas-relief columns with decorative elements at the top and a beautiful bas-relief eagle over the front entrance.  The Blackfoot post officre is still in use and houses an a long New Deal mural all around the interior of the lobby, which is largely unchanged.

What is now the Downtown Station post office at 118 North Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia was constructed in 1935 as the city's main post office, with Treasury Department funds.

The historic post office in Blackstone, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940-1. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in Blakely, Georgia was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

During the New Deal era, Blissfield was fortunate enough to have a new Post Office constructed. In 1938, funded by the Federal Emergency Construction Fund, construction was completed on the village’s new post office. That same year a mural by Jean Paul Slusser was commissioned by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts.

The post office in Bloomfield was completed in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of John Sharp's 1940 mural, "Autumn in Iowa," painted with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

The historic post office in Bloomfield, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1939. The building, which houses a New Deal relief inside, is still in use today.

The historic main post office building in Bloomfield, New Jersey was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1934. The building is still in service.

The post office in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened in 1936, is still in use today. A Section of Fine Arts-funded walnut wood relief titled "Pennsylvania Farming" was carved by Roy King and installed in the lobby in 1937.

The historic post office building in Bluefield, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed ca. 1941, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.

The historic post office in Bluffton, Ohio was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

The red-brick Colonial Revival style post office was erected with WPA labor. (Van West, 2001). It contains a mural by Carl Nyquist, "Picking Cotton." Interestingly, Van West takes an almost opposite view of the accuracy of the mural from that Of Howard Hull, Tennessee Post Office Murals, 1996. (See entry for mural for Hull's perspective on the mural). Van West said of the mural: "While Nyquist's portrayal is plausible, it was misleading in terms of its depiction of race and gender roles" (p. 61). Van West identified the lack of head covering (and for that matter, protection from the sun!) as...

The historic post office in Bonners Ferry, Idaho was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic New Deal post office in downtown Boone, North Carolina was constructed in 1938-9. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The historic Boonville post office was constructed ca. 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The post office in Boonville, New York was built in 1937 by the US Treasury Department. It is one of many post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon – though likely with the help of local architects, as was often the case.  It is a one story brick building in Colonial Revival style, with hipped roof and octagonal cupola with metal window tracery and an iron weathervane. It is part of the Boonville Historic District.

The historic post office building in Bordentown, New Jersey was built in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds.

The post office in Bound Brook, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Bowling Green, Missouri was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service. From contributor Charles Swaney: "The entry to this post office is atypical and offset to the west side of the building. It has a brick façade with concrete accents that are depressed lines and circles symmetrically above the windows. The information stone is also atypically in the center of the south façade rather than at the end of the wall.  There is no mural in this post office."

The Boyertown post office was constructed in 1938 with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Moissaye Marans's three sculptures--"Transfer of Skill," "Education," and "Barnyard"--completed in 1941 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Constructed by the Treasury in 1936.

The post office in Breckenridge, Minnesota was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. A mural entitled “Arrival of the Rural Mail” resides in the lobby.

The post office was constructed in 1934. The style is reminiscent of the Spanish Colonial style found throughout Texas.

Constructed in 1937 through the U.S. Treasury Department.

The historic Bridgeport, Ohio post office 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 Bridgeville post office was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic Bristow post office building as constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1935 and is still in use today. Additional contributor notes: "The Bristow post office is a one-story building with a stucco finish, in a Mediterranean style. The flat roof has a tile coping and narrow roof on the projected entrance bay.  The entrance is centered on the facade and has two glass doors. The entrance is flanked by two nine-over-nine double hung windows and the three openings have large segmented fanlights. The outer bays have a single un-arched window. A handicap ramp has...

The historic post office in Bronson, Michigan was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1941 and is still in use today.

The historic post office building in Bronxville, New York, "was built in 1937 and was designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a 1 1⁄2-story building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. The front façade features six extremely flat limestone pilasters that flank the central entrance." (Wikipedia)

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

The historic Brookline branch post office was constructed ca. 1934-5 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office building in Brownsville, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury funds between 1935 and 1936. The building, which houses a New Deal mural inside, is still in use today.