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The present post office in Hudson, New York was originally completed in 1911; a Treasury Department-funded building addition was completed at a cost of $99,000 in 1938.

The historic post office in Newark, New York "was designed and built in 1911–1913 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, James Knox Taylor. The original, main block is a 1-story, five-by-three-bay building clad in stucco and executed in the Classical Revival style. The large rear wing was added to the building in 1938–1939." The late 1930s New Deal extension was funded by the federal Treasury Department. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, the building is still in use today.

The historic early-century post office building (orig. built 1903-5) in Norwich, Connecticut was extended and remodeled with federal Treasury Department funds in a New Deal project undertaken in 1938-9. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today. The cornerstone is rather unusual, noting both the original date of construction (1903) and extension date (1938).

Pittston, Pennaylvania's 1925 post office was extended and remodeled in 1940-1 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Work began in Sept. 1940. Per Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Aug. 13, 1940: F. J. Cuppels, Kingston, was low bidder for the construction of the proposed United States Post Office extension and remodeling at Pittston, according w.to. announcement made today by Reynolds, commissioner of Public Buildings, who reported the names of the construction firms seeking the contract to Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody. ... The new Reynolds building was designed in the...

The historic Main Post Office building in Plainfield, New Jersey was extended and remodeled with federal Treasury Department funds in a New Deal project completed in 1941. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The historic main post office in Schenectady, New York was originally constructed in 1912. The building received a New Deal extension undertaken between 1933 and 1935. Work was overseen by contractor Leon Wexler and consisted of constructing the extension as well as remodeling of the building. A sign posted next to the building at the time of its construction said: "Federal Public Works Project No. 6."

An extension and remodeling of the historic Asbury Park, New Jersey post office was undertaken ca. 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. Work was completed late that year. The building is still in use today.

Lucia Wiley completed this fresco, entitled "Gathering Wild Rice," in 1939 for the then-new Long Prairie post office. The work, which was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, is viewable in the lobby to this day.

Roland Schweinsburg painted the 11' x 4'3" oil-on-canvas mural entitled "The Sledding Party" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the post office in Alexandria, IN.

Reva Jackman painted the 5' x 4' oil-on-canvas mural "Trek of the Covered Wagon to Indiana" in 1938, with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Attica post office lobby.

From contributor Jimmy Emerson: "New Deal mural entitled "Gateway to the West" painted by Paul Weller in 1941. It was moved to the "new' post office in 1982." The mural was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Marvin Beerhom painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Belding Brothers and Their Silk Industry" in 1943 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in Belding's library.

Arthur Getz painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Harvest," in 1941 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding. Getz was also a prolific contributor to the New Yorker, drawing over 200 covers between 1936 and his death in 1996. 

The historic post office in Buchanan, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Production," a 1941 Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned tempera mural by Gertrude Goodrich.

The historic post office in Caldwell, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Noble County – Ohio," a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned tempera mural by Robert L. Lepper. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1938.

What is now known as the Challenger Station post office in Canoga Park, CA, is graced by a large oil-on-canvas mural by the artist Maynard Dixon, painted in 1941. The mural was commissioned by the Section of Fine Arts of the Federal Works Agency (which had previously been part of the Treasury Department). Titled "Palomino Ponies," the mural depicts several galloping horses and a rider.  Dixon was one of the most well-known painters of the American West. "Palomino Ponies"—Dixon's last public mural project—is registered as a National Landmark by the National Historical Society. Note: Established in 1939, the Section of Fine Arts...

George Fisher painted the mural "The Way of Life" in 1938. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts for the city's historic post office building. The mural was installed in the city's present post office in August 2009. "Painted by George Harold Fisher, the mural, titled 'Way of Life,' depicts a father, mother and child at rest in the foreground, with two apple trees in the background and a grinding stone and a spinning wheel on either side. It was installed in 1938 and commissioned by the secretary of painting and sculpture, Procurement Division of the Treasury...

A mural entitled "Will Rogers" was painted by Randall Davey in 1939 for the old post office in Claremore, Oklahoma. It was commissioned by the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. The mural is painted in tempera on canvas and 5 X 12 feet in size.  It was restored by Parma Conservation in 2004. The old post office is now the local federal building and the mural presently hangs in Claremore's current main post office.

Joep Nicolas completed this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Coldwater Activities," in 1942 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby.

Bruce Mitchell painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Columbia Bridge" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Columbia post office.

Artist William Schwartz painted this mural titled "Old Settlers" for the Fairfield post office in 1936, under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Lucile Blanch painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Crossing to the Battle of Blue Licks," in 1943 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the post office lobby.

The historic post office building in Freeland, Pennsylvania houses a New Deal mural funded by the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts. The oil-on-canvas mural "Freeland," painted by John F. Folinsbee, was completed in 1938 and is viewable in the post office lobby.

Aaron Bohrod painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Breaking the Prairie--Log City, 1837," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Galesburg post office lobby. "Galesburg, IL was a planned community, established in 1837 by Presbyterian minister George Washington Gale who lead his parishioners from Oneida, NY. The purpose of their colonization of the prairie was to bring religion and education to the frontier. When they first arrived in Galesburg, these 50 families built a temporary town, 'Log City' in which they lived as they built their permanent homes and an early version of...

Richard Zoellner painted this 6 1/4' x 13' oil on canvas mural, entitled "Tobacco Harvest," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Georgetown post office. “Only a quarter of the artists who prepared murals in Ohio post offices were native to the state. Among them was Richard Zoellner, a native of Portsmouth and former student at the Cincinnati Art Academy, who may have witnessed the annual Brown county tobacco harvest and prepared this familiar scene for the Georgetown Post Office.” (wpamurals.org)

Gustaf Dahlstrom painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Illinois Farm," in 1936, for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Gillespie post office.

James Calder painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Waiting for the Mail" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural hangs in the lobby of the historic Grand Lodge, Michigan post office.

"Lumbering" John Thwaites painted this oil on canvas mural in 1940 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Greenville post office lobby.

"Rural Delivery" Jaroslaw Brozik completed this oil on canvas mural for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1941.

John H. R. Pickett painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Coming 'Round the Mountain," in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The former US Postal Service facility located at 121 S. 1st St., is now located to the new facility at 557 E. Commerce St., Lewisburg, TN 37091. The mural was also relocated to the new facility.

The tempera mural "Lewistown Milestones" was painted by Ida Abelman and installed in the Lewistown, Illinois post office in 1941. The New Deal Art Registry notes that the mural "can be seen 24-7 through a glass window."

The historic post office in Lowell, Michigan houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Lumbering in Early Lowell," a tempera mural by Alfred Sessler.

The oil-on-canvas mural entitled "McLennan Looking for a Home" was painted by Jose Aceves in 1939. The work was funded by the Treasury Department Section of Fine Arts and still hangs in the lobby of the Mart, Texas post office.

The Arrival of the Mail is a post office mural completed by Alan Tompkins in 1937. The mural is located in the city of Martinsville. The size of the mural is 16' x 5'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.

Henry Bernstein completed this tempera-on-plaster mural, entitled "The Covered Bridge," in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Mt. Sterling post office lobby.

John T. Robertson painted this 11'11" w X 5'2" h oil on canvas mural, "Peach Growing" in 1939 for the historic post office in Nashville, Arkansas. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. From the University of Central Arkansas: "John Robertson was commissioned for $660 to create a mural for Nashville, Arkansas as a result of competent designs submitted in the Interior Department Competition. The figure kneeling on the left of the composition is a portrait of Mr. Bert Johnson, who is considered by Nashville residents to be the father of the peach industry in Arkansas. Nashville's...

Lorin Thompson painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled "Legend of the Singing River," in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural was damaged in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina. The post office was later demolished and the mural was put in storage at the Moss Point PO. As of 2017, the mural was hung in the newly opened Pascagoula PO on Jackson Street on the far west wall  The "Legend of the Singing River" is "a love story in which it is told that the tribe of Pascagoula drowned themselves in the river to save two...

Edward Fern painted this oil on canvas mural in 1942, entitled "Kentucky Mountain Mail En Route," for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the Pineville post office.

Rainey Bennett completed this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled "Hart Fellows, Builder of Rushville," in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Rushville post office lobby.

Acee Blue Eagle completed this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled "Seminole Indian Village Scene," in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Seminole post office lobby.