Treasury Department Sites

In 1936, the Campbellsville post office was built with funding from the Treasury Department. It is currently the home of the legal firm Bertram, Cox, and Miller. The murals once installed in the post office are listed as destroyed.

The historic New Deal post office in Canton, North Carolina is privately owned.

A new post office and federal building was constructed in 1935 in Carlsbad, New Mexico at the northeast corner of W Fox St. and S Halagueno St., with Treasury Department funds. The building had housed an example of New Deal artwork, now housed in the Carlsbad Museum. In 1964 the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported on a time capsule located in the Depression-era building's cornerstone: "Construction workers are tearing down parts of the structure which will become part of a new federal building at the same site. Various Eddy County memorabilia were placed in the box when the cornerstone was laid on April 13,...

The historic former post office in Center, Texas was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated to the current Center post office), is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Chagrin Falls, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building is now privately owned. It housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated.

The historic former post office in Chelsea, Michigan was constructed ca. 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is no longer a post office; its present use is unknown to Living New Deal.

The historic Claremore, Oklahoma post office (later Federal Building) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1935 and was in disuse as of 2009.

The Colonial Revival style former post office was constructed in 1934, and currently is used as the Cleveland Police Department. The building was the first federal building constructed in Bolivar County (Fazio, et al., 1979).

The former post office building, located at 200 Union Street, in Clinton, Massachusetts, was constructed with Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. An example of New Deal artwork, which had been created for the then-new building, has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Clinton, Tennessee was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building housed an example of New Deal artwork that has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Cocoa, Florida was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is now home to the State Headquarters of the Florida Historical Society.

The Treasury Department funded the construction of the former Post office in Corbin, KY. The structure was built on East Center Street (now Roy Kidd Avenue). Today, the former Post Office serves as the Corbin Independent School District Building. The building is located at the northwest corner of Roy Kidd Avenue (formerly East Center Street) and North Depot Street. The building is a flat lot overlooking a sloping road that runs from Main (US 25) eastward to go under the railroad.

The old post office in Cornelia was built with New Deal funds in 1937. The building now houses dental offices.

The historic former post office building in Covington, Georgia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building served the Newton County Library system for a time, but it is now privately owned.

Now the Covington School Board Annex, Covington, Louisiana's then-new post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was completed in 1938.

"When construction was completed in 1940, Crossett reveled in the addition of the 'pleasing green' stucco building that was designed using a combination of Art Deco, Greek Revival, and International architectural syles" (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program). The post office cost $70,000 to build, and housed the post office until 1968. The postal service sold the building to the city for $1 to house the new public library. The library remained in the building until 2002, and the former post office is currently home to the Crossett Economic Development Foundation. "In terms of design, this is a building built decades ahead of...

Originally built as the Crossville, TN post office in 1937. It is now used as a private business. A mural originally painted for this post office has been relocated to the current post office on Old Jamestown Hwy.

The historic former post office building in Dalhart, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1934. The building is now privately owned.

Now known as the Hendricks County Probation Court Building, Danville, Indiana's old post office was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. A New Deal mural commissioned for the building still resides there today.

The historic former post office building was a New Deal project, constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building is now municipally owned.

The former De Pere Wisconsin Post Office building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940. The property is now privately owned. The New Deal murals painted by Lester W. Bentley for the post office are now located in the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay.

The historic former post office in Decatur, Georgia was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

This New Deal post office was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. It presently houses the Decatur Visitors Center.

The historic former post office building in DeFuniak Springs, Florida was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The New Deal building, which is located at the northwest corner of Highway 90 and 7th St., is now privately owned. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has been relocated to the current DeFuniak Springs postal facility.

Constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds, the historic former post office building in DeRidder, Louisiana presently houses the Beareguard Community Action Association.

What is now the "... Journal & Topics building served as Des Plaines’ main post office from 1941 to 1974. Even though the Des Plaines Post Office’s building had only been built in 1930, by 1938 the volume of mail handled by had increased enough to warrant a new, larger facility. Scouting the city for the ideal location, the Federal Works Agency of the Public Buildings Administration found it directly next door, at the corner of Graceland and Webford. The contract to build the $135,000 building was let on March 1, 1940 with a target opening date of January 1, 1941. In...

The old post office in Dickson was built with New Deal funds in 1936. It is now privately owned.

"During the Depression, the federal government sought to boost the economy through public works, ranging from massive dams to local post offices. Doylestown had outgrown its post office, located on East State Street at Printer's Alley. In 1934, a new post office was built at South Main and West Ashland streets."   (doylestown.patch.com) A new post office building was constructed during the mid-1980s and a 1937 New-Deal mural, "William Markham Purchases Bucks County Territory" was moved thereto. The Depression-era post office is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Easley, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1940, houses an example of New Deal artwork and is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in East Lansing, Michigan was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

The old Easthampton Post Office was built in 1933 with Treasury Department funds. Operations were moved in 1997 to a newer facility on the outskirts of town, and the Depression-era building was sold; it presently houses the Easthampton Council On Aging and Enrichment Center.

The historic former post office in Eastman, Georgia was constructed ca. 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

This post office building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939. At the time, the town name was Leaksville, but during the 1960s, Leaksville merged with two other communities to form the present town of Eden. When the current Eden post office was opened in 1991, this post office was shut down. The building still appears to be in good shape but seems to be empty. The Section of Fine Arts sculpture that was originally installed in this building, now hangs in the new Eden post office.

The historic post office building in Edgewater, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1937. The building is now privately owned.

The historic former Ellicott City post office was constructed ca. 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, presently serves as Howard County's Tourism & Promotion building.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. The building now houses the Emmaus Center homeless shelter. The Section of Fine Arts mural originally painted for the post office now hangs in the nearby City Hall.

The historic post office building in Ely, Nevada, was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression in 1937-1938.  It is a classic "federal" style brick building, a standard design for many post offices of the time. The building was sold to private owners in recent years and is presently  known as the Postal Palace Convention Center, a part of the operations of the Hotel Nevada and Casino on Main Street. The interior has been modified for its new use, but some of the original lobby is still there (in 2023).

The historic post office building in Enfield, Connecticut was constructed using federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1937, was originally known as the Thompsonville post office. The building is no longer in use as a post office; located at 89 High St. in Thompsonville, it is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Erwin, Tennessee was constructed with Treasury Department funds. Located just down the road from the post office that replaced it, the building's cornerstone dates the New Deal post office to 1936. The building has been home to a florist for more than a decade, and it is also home to a sizable mural created well after the advent of the New Deal.

Constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1938, the historic post office building at 391 Broadway in Everett, Massachusetts now houses private offices. An example of New Deal artwork created for the facility has since been relocated to a post office in Boston.