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Courthouse Mural – Knoxville TN

Located on the ceiling of the courtroom in the former US Post Office and Courthouse (now used by Tennessee Appellate court), von Wicht’s unblinded “Goddess of Justice” is reclining atop the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

Project type: Art Works, Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local), Murals
Agency: Treasury Department

Cove Station Post Office – Weirton WV

Cove Station Post Office

Erected in 1937 as the Holliday’s Cove post office. In 1947, Holliday’s Cove, Marland Heights and Weirton Heights incorporated into one city and took the name Weirton. This became the Cove Station.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Custom House Development – Ogdensburg NY

Originally constructed in 1809-1910 and privately owned, the U.S. government purchased what is now the Robert C. McEwen U.S. Custom House, completely renovating it for federal purposes, during the New Deal era. GSA: “The George Hall Corporation, a shipping company, owned… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Administrative Buildings
Agency: Treasury Department

Customs Building – Hilo HI

The U.S. Customs facility located just north of Kalanianaole Ave on the west side of Kuhio St. was constructed with federal funds administered by the Public Buildings Administration of the Federal Works Agency. The building, then called the “Customs Warehouse,” was dedicated on… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Administrative Buildings
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Delta Music Museum – Ferriday LA

"Southern Pattern"

The historic Delta Music Museum, located at the southeast corner of Louisiana and S. 3rd St. in Ferriday, Louisiana, was originally constructed as the post office. The building was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds ca. 1938.

Project type: Art Works, Murals
Agency: Treasury Department

Downtown Post Office – Orlando FL

The historic Federal Building—originally U.S. Post Office and Court House in downtown Orlando, Florida—was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was dedicated on April 15, 1941, and continues to serve as the downtown post office for Orlando.

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Downtown Station Post Office – Burbank CA

The historic Downtown Station post office in Burbank, California was constructed in 1938. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Downtown Station Post Office – Panama City FL

The historic post office building in downtown Panama City, Florida was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction started in 1937 and the building was dedicated on April 29, 1938.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Downtown Station Post Office – San Diego CA

San Diego Post Office, downtown

The old Main Post Office for San Diego, now the Downtown Station post office, was constructed with Treasury Department funds and houses Archibald Garner’s 1937 sculpture, “Transportation of the Mail,” produced under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Downtown Station Post Office – San Jose CA

San Jose Post Office

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station Post Office – Milwaukee WI

The historic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station post office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

East Boston Station Post Office – Boston MA

The historic East Boston Station post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The post office contains New Deal murals.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

East Portland Post Office – Portland OR

The historic East Portland Station post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The post office houses New Deal artwork.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

F. Edward Hebert Federal Building – New Orleans LA

The F. Edward Hebert Federal Building was built from 1935 to 1939 and is still in use.  At the time it was built, the Treasury Department was responsible for all federal buildings.  Formerly home to the New Orleans Main Post… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Fairmount Carrier Annex (Post Office) – Philadelphia PA

This red brick post office building was built in 1936 as Philadelphia’s Fairmount Station post office, and is now the Fairmount carrier annex.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building – Abilene TX

Abilene’s historic Federal Building was constructed as the U.S. Post Office and Court House during the Great Depression. It was constructed with Treasury Department funds between 1935 and 1936. The building is still used by various federal agencies.

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building – Anchorage AK

“Constructed almost twenty years before Alaska became the forty-ninth state, the Federal Building in Anchorage symbolized the U.S. government’s commitment to the economic growth and development of the territory. Providing residents with a post office, courthouse, and other federal services,… read more

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building – Clarksville TN

The Federal Building in Clarksville, Tennessee—originally constructed as a post office, was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The design of the United States Post Office for Clarksville was released April 19, 1935, to be located on… read more

Project type: Post Offices, Auxiliary Federal Facilities, Federal Facilities
Agency: Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Federal Building – Columbia TN

Originally constructed as the United States Post Office and Courthouse, the historic Federal Building in Columbia, Tennessee was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building houses multiple examples of New Deal artwork.

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building – Galveston TX

By the early 1880s, the U.S. Custom House on Post Office Street was inadequate to contain all the federal offices in Galveston. To supplement it, a new United States Courthouse, Post Office, and Custom House was built at the corner… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building – Provo UT

The J. Will Robinson Federal Building occupies the former Provo main post office building, constructed c. 1936. The building bears an unexpected cornerstone from 1965, owing to the building’s extensive renovation at that time. The building houses multiple federal agencies… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building (former Post Office) – Flagstaff AZ

Central facade, Federal Building - Flagstaff AZ

The Federal Building in downtown Flagstaff was constructed as the city’s main post office in 1935-1937.  Plans had originally called for a combination Post Office and Federal Building, but they were dropped in 1931 by the Hoover Administration for lack… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building (former) – Hammond IN

Hammond Post Office & Court House (1941)

This neoclassical style building was competed in 1939 and housed the U.S. Court House and Post Office. Today, it is owned by the Hammond Baptist Church and is used as their main office.

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building (old Post Office) – Mesa AZ

This New Deal post office is now known as the Federal Building: MesaAZ.gov: “The Federal Building was built in 193[6-7] by the Federal Government Department of Treasury to become Mesa’s first 1st-class post office and one of the finest buildings… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Administrative Buildings, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Addition – Greenwood SC

The historic former post office—now Federal Building—in Greenwood, South Carolina was constructed during the 1910s but received a large addition constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The extension and remodeling work was completed in 1941.

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Addition – Huntington WV

This federal building, formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was originally occupied in 1907. According to the General Services Administration, a three-story, 100-foot extension was constructed to… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Addition – Wheeling WV

The historic 1907 Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Wheeling, West Virginia was expanded during the New Deal era with Treasury Department funds. Wikipedia: “The 1938 addition, built to accommodate a district courtroom, altered the symmetry of the building…. read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and Courthouse – Binghamton NY

Originally built as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and now the Federal Building and Courthouse, the building was completed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project with Treasury Department funding in 1935. Construction took approximately one year (~Sept…. read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Federal Building and Courthouse Extension – Anniston AL

This Beaux-Arts building was originally completed as the U.S. Court House and Post Office in 1906. James A. Wetmore supervised a New Deal extension of the building that was completed in 1934. The building was listed on the National Register… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and Post Office – Duncan OK

The historic Federal Building and Post Office in Duncan, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was constructed between 1933 and 1934, and it is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and Post Office – San Pedro CA

San Pedro Post Office - 2

The 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 building has recently undergone a major renovation. The design is a good… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and Post Office (former) – Elk City OK

Elk City, OK post office

The historic Elk City, Oklahoma Federal Building / post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1936 and now houses the Elk City Board of Education.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and Post Office (former) – Phoenix AZ

The former Phoenix Federal Building and Post Office (now owned by ASU) was designed by Phoenix architectural firm Lescher and Mahoney in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Construction had begun in 1932, before the advent of FDR’s presidency (and thus… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse – Greenville SC

What is now known as the C. F. Haynsworth Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina was constructed during the Great Depression, completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which formerly housed the main post… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Extension – Gadsden AL

Originally the Gadsden post office, this Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1909. The post office was twice extended, first in 1915 and again, during the New Deal, in 1937. Louis A. Simon was the Supervising Architect of the second extension…. read more

Project type: Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Art – Columbia TN

The United States Courthouse in Columbia, TN, formerly the post office, is home to Sidney Waugh’s 1941 limestone sculpture, entitled “American Eagle,” and Henry Billings’s 1942 oil on canvas mural, entitled “Maury County Landscape.” Both were completed with funds provided… read more

Project type: Art Works, Murals, Sculptures
Agency: Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Treasury Department

Federal Building Extension – Billings MT

The historic federal building in downtown Billings, Montana was originally constructed in 1913-4. The building was expanded in 1932 and again in 1940, the latter impacting the “rear central and southern portions of the building” and bringing with it an… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Extension – Bismarck ND

Then the U.S. Post Office and Court House, what is now the Federal Building at 304 E Broadway Ave. was expanded with federal Treasury Department funds during the 1930s. Some landscaping details implemented at that time are still in place,… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Extension – Grand Island NE

The Federal Building in Grand Island, NE underwent an extension during the early era of the New Deal. “Supervising Architect of the Treasury James Knox Taylor designed the new post office and federal building in Grand Island, authorizing the final… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department

Federal Building Extension – Newport News VA

An extension to the Newport News Federal Building’s main structure was built with Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1941. The building, which is still in use, houses New Deal artwork. The original Newport News Federal Building was built in… read more

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department
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