Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940. A 1941 Section of Fine Arts mural by Elizabeth Tracy was originally installed in the post. It was entitled “Bathers” and was a beach scene. The preliminary sketch had been approved, though the… read more
The post office in Kenova was completed in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Department.
The historic downtown post office in Kent, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1940, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use as the city’s downtown post office today, though… read more
The post office in Keyser, West Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is still in service. The design is simple brick Modern with a flat roof and slightly recessed arch over the entry. The… read more
The branch post office in Kingston, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1938-9. The building is still in use today. A 1941 Section of Fine Arts-funded tempera painting titled “Anthracite Coal” was painted by George Harding and… read more
“Post office built in 1937. An addition was made in 1983. A New Deal mural entitled “Rice Growing” hangs in the lobby.” (flickr)
The historic post office in Kingsville, Texas was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in Knightstown, Indiana was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Knoxville, Iowa was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
The La Jolla post office is a fine example of Mission Revival architecture, which was wildly popular in Southern California in the interwar period. Many New Deal buildings in the region adopted this prevailing style. The La Jolla post office… read more
The post office in La Plata, Missouri was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The front wall below the roofline has stone bas reliefs depicting three forms of post office delivery: train, air, and ship.
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935, this New Deal post office is still in service. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility has since been painted over.
The historic Lake George, NY post office was constructed during the Great Depression with federal funds. It is still in use today. “In 1938 Congress appropriated $75,000 [not adjusted for inflation] for the current post office as part of an… read more
The historic post office building in Lake Placid, New York “was designed and built 1935-1936, 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 under… read more
The historic post office in Lake Providence, Louisiana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. It was completed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
“In August, 1937, Congress passed an appropriation bill providing a $23 million lump sum for construction of public buildings. Included in the allocation was $75,000 for a new post office for Lake Village, the seat of the Chicot County, Arkansas’… read more
The historic Lake Wales, Florida post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.
The historic post office in Lake Worth, Florida was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
The historic post office building in Lakeview, Oregon was constructed between 1938 and 1940 with federal funds. The building is still in use today.
The historic post office building in Lakeville, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. A Section of Fine Arts mural hangs in the lobby. The building, which was completed in 1941, is still in use today.
The historic and distinctive post office building in Lakewood, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1938. The building is still in use today.
“Built in 1936, it is the only remaining post office of its type in Colorado. The building is an especially pleasing example illustrating the Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean influence on Neo-Classicism.”
The Lancaster post office is a trim, one-story Art Moderne building of a familiar type of the post offices of the New Deal era – but with a distinctive tower at the NE corner. It was built in 1941 by… read more
The Treasury Department funded the construction of the Lancaster NH Post Office in 1935.
“US Post Office—Lancaster is a historic post office building located at Lancaster in Erie County, New York. It was designed and built 1938-1939, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office… read more
The historic post office in Lancaster, Wisconsin was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office building in Langdon, North Dakota, was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building, which possesses a New Deal mural in the lobby, is still in operation today.
The historic post office building in Larchmont, New York was constructed in 1937 using federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.
“The new post office was a project of the Treasury Department. Like other federal agencies during the Depression, the Treasury Department was involved in relief projects. One of the simplest ways for the Treasury Department to provide a boost to… read more
The Lawrenceburg post office was completed in 1935 with Louis A. Simon as supervising architect and John W. Wolcott Jr. as architect. The original building is a “symmetrical five-by brick building” and has been extended with an addition that is… read more
The historic post office in Le Roy, New York was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1937, is still in use today.
Constructed with Treasury Department funds “during the Great Depression, the U.S. Post Office is built in the Art Deco style. Above two of the windows in the main facade are bas-relief sculptures which herald the advent of air mail. Inside… read more
The historic post office in Leetonia, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Lehighton, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.
The one-story, buff-colored brick Colonial Revival post office has granite steps, cast-iron railings, a wide limestone frieze, and wooden cornice. It is topped by an octagonal wooden cupola with louvered minor sides. It was one of 32 post offices constructed… read more
The historic post office in Lemont, Illinois as constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
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