Civic Facilities Sites

The historic branch post office in Shorewood, Wisconsin was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic Short Hills post office was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, is still in service. The building had housed an example of New Deal artwork, since destroyed.

This 1940 post office, constructed with funds from the federal government, is home to Maxwell B. Starr's 1942 mural, "Building the First House at Siler's Crossroads," paid for by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and available for view in the lobby.

The historic post office in Silver Creek, New York was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1935, is still in use today. "Federal Public Works Project #302."

Smithfield's historic post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which is still in service, also houses a New Deal mural by William Abbot Cheever entitled "Captain John Smith Trading with the Indians."

The historic post office in Smithville, Texas was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The post office in South Hadley, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1935, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded tempera mural titled "Composite View of South Hadley" hangs in the lobby. It was painted by Saul Levine in 1942.

The post office in South Orange, New Jersey was constructed with federal funds. The building, which was constructed between 1936 and 1938, is still in use today.

This New Deal post office was built by the Treasury in 1935.

The South River, New Jersey post office was constructed with federal funds between 1940 and 1942. It is still in use today.

The Southern Pines post office was completed during the Depression with funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Joseph Presser's mural, "Southern Pines Idyll," painted in 1943 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office building in Spencer, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is still in use today.  

The Springfield post office was constructed in 1939 with the federal Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of three limestone sculptures by Richard Davis: "Wood Chopper," "Kentucky Pioneer," and "Signing of the Marriage Contract of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks," completed in 1941 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office building in Springville, New York was built "1936-1937, 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 Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a one story brick structure crowned by a square, flat-topped cupola."

Constructed with New Deal funds in 1937-8. "Of contemporary design, the building has brick exterior walls with stone trim and wood windows. Granite steps and a platform with railings and lamp standards mark the front of the entrance. At the rear of the structure are the usual vestibule and a platform for the reception of mail and a mailing drive with space for parking postal automobiles. A flat composition roof covers the building. Foundation walls and the floor slab are concrete. In general the building is fireproof" (The Port Huron Times Herald, 1938). As of 2011, the St. Clair Post Office will...

The historic post office in St. Helena, California was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses the mural "Grape Pickers," painted by Lew Keller in 1942 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, is still in use today.

The historic post office in St. Johns, Michigan was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office building in St. Johnsville, New York "was built in 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 Louis A. Simon. It is a one story, symmetrical brick building on a stone watertable in the Colonial Revival style. It features a copper clad gable roof with a square, flat topped cupola with a weathervane. The interior features a 1940 mural by Jirayr H. Zorthian (1911-2004) titled "Early St. Johnsville Pioneers." Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in...

The historic post office in St. Joseph, Michigan was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

The historic Ste. Genevieve post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Stoneham, Massachusetts branch post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1940, is still in use today.

The historic Stoughton, Wisconsin post office was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic Strasburg, Virginia was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Stuart, Virginia was constructed in 1941 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

The post office in Sullivan was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.

The historic post office in Sulphur, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1937 and is still in use today.

The historic post office in Summit, New Jersey was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building had housed an example of New Deal artwork, since destroyed.

The historic post office in Sunnyside, Washington was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed ca. 1937, is still in use today.

The post office in Superior, Nebraska was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in use today.

The Sweetwater post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.

The historic post office in Tazewell, Virginia was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Teague, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1936, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Ticonderoga, New York "was designed and built in 1936-1937, 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 Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a symmetrically massed, one story brick building with a stone watertable. The slate covered gable roof is topped by a square, flat-topped cupola with Doric order pilasters."

The historic Tipton, Indiana post office was constructed during the mid-1930s with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office building in Tonawanda, New York was constructed between 1939 and 1940, 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 Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and features a central pavilion crowned by a cupola and flanked by end pavilions with gable roofs. The interior once featured a mural by Symeon Shimin, but it was removed and has disappeared. An addition to the north was added in 1964."

Constructed by the US Treasury in 1937-38.

The U.S. The Treasury Department funded the construction of the Torrance Post Office on Marcelina Ave. in Torrance, CA. Congress allotted $63,800 for the project and construction started in February of 1935. The post office was completed later that year. The building was designed and constructed in a PWA Moderne architectural style.

The Towson Post Office was built circa 1936-1937, as a U.S. Treasury Department project.