The U.S. Post Office and Court House in Marquette, Michigan was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935-7. The building, designed by Le Roy Gaarder, is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and… read more
Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934 under supervising architect James A. Wetmore. It is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and as a post office.
The historic U.S. Post Office and Courthouse building in Ponca City, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1934 and is still in use today.
Nome, Alaska’s old post office and courthouse was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds and opened in 1938. The building, which still stands, is located along Front Street adjacent to Federal Way. It has since been heavily modified and is… read more
The historic Post Office and Courthouse in Auburn, New York was “built in 1888–1890 and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Mifflin E. Bell, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The limestone-and-brick building was… read more
Originally the Missoula post office completed in 1913, the now-Federal Building was extended during the late 1920s to accommodate the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. A second extension and annex — a New Deal project — was… read more
U.S. Post Office and Court House (1935) Completed in 1913. Architect: Lucius D. Allen Extension completed in 1935. Supervising Architect of extension: Louis A. Simon The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia met here from 1926 until… read more
Designed by James A. Wetmore and constructed just prior the Roosevelt administration, Camden’s new post office and courthouse saw continual improvements during the New Deal era, including: the addition of lavatories on the second floor; the reinforcement of aluminum windows;… read more
The former Greenville Tennessee post office and courthouse at 101 W Summer St. was built in 1904. In 1939, William Zorach installed two wooden carved reliefs depicting “The Resources of Nature” and “Man Power.” The carvings were funded by the… read more
The Salina United States Post Office and Federal Building (c. 1937-1938) is located at 211 W. Iron in Salina, Saline County, Kansas. The two story, flat roofed, limestone building has a northern facade orientation. The building measures approximately one hundred… read more
Peter Dalton completed this carved wood bas relief, entitled “Lumbermen Rolling a Log,” in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of Carthage’s historic post office.
Marion Overby completed this terra cotta relief, entitled “Early Postman,” in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the historic Mason post office. “[T]his relief was mounted above the… read more
Zygmund Sazevich completed the three carved wood panels, collectively titled “From Far Away” for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1941. They hang by the counter in the customer service lobby of Kent, Washington’s downtown post office.
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… read more
The historic 1905 post office building in Norwich, Connecticut was extended and remodeled with federal Treasury Department funds in a New Deal project completed in 1939. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use… read more
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… read more
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 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Long Prairie post office lobby.
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.
Lowell Houser painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “The Evolution of Corn,” in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. Houser was a local Iowa artist who studied for a number of years in Mexico,… read more
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… read more
Seymour Fogel painted this oil on canvas mural, entitled “People of the Soil,” in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Cambridge post office lobby. “People of the Soil” is “a… read more
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… read more
This Section of Fine Arts mural, entitled “Will Rogers,” was painted by Randall Davey in 1939. The mural was originally installed in the old (now destroyed) post office in Claremore OK. It has since been restored and is now situated… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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… read more
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.
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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