Civic Facilities Sites

The historic post office building in Wayne, Pennsylvania was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Treasury Department funds. The building opened in 1941 and is still in use today. The building also houses a New Deal mural.

The post office in Waynesboro was completed in 1939 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Ross E. Braught's 1942 mural, "Waynesboro Landscape," painted with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office in Weatherford, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1938 and is still in use today.

The historic post office in Weiser, Idaho was constructed in 1934 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

This New Deal Post Office was constructed circa 1938-1939.

The historic post office in Wellston, Ohio was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic branch post office in West Allis, Wisconsin was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939-40. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.

The historic post office building in West Haven, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in active use.

"The West New York post office, designed under supervising architect Louis Simon of the U.S. Department of Treasury and finished in 1939, exemplifies the growing popularity in the U.S. of modern architectural trends over traditional Classicism. ... he building retains its original exterior and a fluted frieze."  (On site historical marker)

The historic post office building in West Springfield, Massachusetts was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Westfield post office was constructed between 1937 and 1938 with New Deal funds. Inside resides a 1939 mural by Roy Hilton titled "The New Stagecoach." A second mural, "Building of Westfield," was destroyed during post office lobby renovations in 1964.

"Westhampton Beach Post Office was designed by Louis A. Simon in conjunction with the United States Treasury Department. Simon also designed the Post Office buildings in Bay Shore, Northport, and Riverhead. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989."

The historic post office in Westwood, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building also housed an example of New Deal artwork, since destroyed.

The historic post office in Wewoka, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1935 and is still in use today.

The branch post office in Weymouth, Massachusetts was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1941, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Wharton, Texas was completed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

"Yellow- buff colored brick one story Classical Revival structure.  It was built by the Weitz Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa.  The building was formally occupied January 31, 1938.  The front façade faces west on South Jacksonville Street.  As of 1992 there were original wrought iron balustrades and decorative lanterns at the entrance.  The entrance features a decorative carved eagle placed in a semi-circular inset above the entry... The Post Office was built under the Public Works Administration (PWA), which was established in 1933 to oversee the planning and construction of Federal and non-Federal public works projects. It is typical of...

The historic post office building in Whitehall, New York "was designed and built 1937-1938, 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 modest one story building, three bays wide and clad in red brick."

The post office in Whitinsville, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1938, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded plaster relief titled "Colonel Paul Whitin – Blacksmith" hangs in the lobby. It was created by Milton Horn in 1939.

The post office in Whitman, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened for business in 1938, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded plaster relief titled "Liberty" hangs in the lobby. It was created by Attilio Piccirilli in 1940.

The New Deal post office in Whittier, California, was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was designed by R. L. Warren, with Louis A. Simon, one of the Roosevelt Administration's chief New Deal architects, serving as Supervising Architect. Neal A. Melick served as Supervising Engineer. The building is still in service, but the New Deal mural has been painted over during renovations.  

The historic post office in Wildwood, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1936, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.

This post office was opened in 1937, built with funding from the Treasury Department. It also houses a mural by Mitchell Jamieson.

The Williamston Post Office opened in 1939, and was built with funding from the Treasury Department. It also houses a mural by Phillip Von Saltza depicting the Wright Brothers' first airplane test flight.

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

Phone: (847) 251-6039 Access Hours: M-F 8:30-5:30, Sat 8-3 The post office is home to the mural, "In the Soil Is Our Wealth," painted by Raymond Breinin through the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1938.

The post office in Winchendon, Massachusetts was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1941, is still in use today. A New Deal-funded wood relief titled "Industry and Landscape of Winchendon" hangs in the lobby. It was created by Minna Harkavy in 1942.

Constructed by the US Treasury in 1935.

South Carolina's State Stone, Blue Granite (often called Winnsboro Blue Granite), was quarried from the Kincaid-Anderson Quarry and exported all over the east coast to build and decorate scores of buildings. The quarry was the site of Fairfield County's biggest industry until it closed in 1946. Yet the stone was not used for this brick post office built in 1936 by the US Treasury. Winnsboro also boasts the longest running clock in the US!

The historic post office in Winsted, Connecticut was completed in 1936-7 with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The post office in Winterset, Iowa was constructed with federal funds and opened in 1935. The building is still in use today.

The post office in Wolfeboro was completed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Andrew Winter's 1938 mural, "New Hampshire Sugar Camp," completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934.

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

Constructed in 1937.

The post office in Worthington was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of Vernon Carlock's "Scioto County Settler," sculpted in 1939.

The Wrightsville Post Office was built in 1938 with New Deal funding. The lobby also houses a relief by Earl Thorp, entitled "Transition."

Built in 1936 with Treasury Department funding. "On September 28, 1935, the Wynne Daily Star Progress reported that a lot on Merriman Avenue was picked as the site of a new post office for Wynne. Post Office Inspector Floyd Elliot recommended the location, and the Department of the Treasury paid Mrs. Lizzie Collins $6,000 for the property. A January 10, 1936, article noted that a cap of $65,000 was placed on construction costs of the structure, projected to be a one-story structure with a basement. Though the January article predicted a swift beginning to construction, it was summer before work began. An...

The historic post office building in Yellow Springs, Ohio was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which features a New Deal mural in the lobby, is still in use today.