Civic Facilities Sites

The former Hudson Wisconsin Post Office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939. It is now a private business the Postmark Grille. The restaurant's website describes the history of the building: "In 1939, construction began on this building located at 225 Locust Street. The lot was purchased for $9,000.00 and the completed structure was 4,500 square feet and cost $70,000.00. The new Hudson Post Office dedication was held June 1, 1940, the same day it opened to the public and served as the United States Post Office building in Hudson for 56 years. In 1996, the post office relocated to...

The former post office building in Huntington, New York was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939. When the post office moved to a new location in 1978, the building was sold to the private firm Gundermann and Gundermann Insurance. The building still contains the Section of Fine Arts mural by Paul Chapman painted for the post office.

The historic post office building in Idabel, Oklahoma was constructed during the 1930s with federal Treasury Department funds. It housed a New Deal mural that has since been re-located to a local museum. Living New Deal believes that the building was located by East Main Street and is no longer extant.

This classic New Deal post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938. It is still standing, but now houses the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. The mural originally painted for this post office has been moved to the new post office which is located catty corner from this building, to the northeast.

The former Janesville Wisconsin Post Office was constructed by the Treasury in 1938. The building now houses the Arrowhead Library Systems.

This New Deal Post Office in Johnson City was built with Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building is now home to the WJHL-TV studios. The Wendell Jones mural painted for this post office now hangs in the Sherrod Library at the ETSU campus nearby.

This building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936 as the Kaukauna Wisconsin Post Office. It now houses a school district building.

The historic former post office building in Kerrville, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building now houses a local cultural institution.

The former post office in Kirkwell, in the Comanche National Grasslands, was constructed in either 1937 or 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It sat amidst former farmland that had been abandoned because of the Dust Bowl. The school is constructed from blocks of Dakota sandstone.

The historic former post office in La Follette was constructed ca. 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Dahlov Ipcar's 1939 mural, "On the Shores of the Lake," painted with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

This classic New Deal post office was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The post office has since relocated, and the historic building is now used by the Lamesa Independent School District.

The historic former post office building in Lampasas, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building has since been sold and is now privately owned. In fact, the building now serves as a private residence. "Constructed in 1938 in Roman Classic style, the former post office boasted many features its new owners loved, including Federal-style windows, hardwood floors, and 14- and 21-foot ceilings behind the former post office counter -- now the living room and kitchen." The post office had housed an example of New Deal artwork, a mural which has since been relocated to Lampasas's City Hall.

This former Lexington Tennessee Post Office was built by the Treasury Department in 1937. It now houses the Beech River Heritage Museum and still contains a New Deal mural “The Progress of Power.”

The historic former post office in Little Falls, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1938. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, presently serves as the Little Falls Civic Center and Historical Society.

The historic New Deal post office in Louisville, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building no longer serves as a post office. An example of New Deal artwork created for the New Deal building has been relocated to the new Louisville post office.

The old post office building in Madison was constructed with New Deal funds in 1940.

The historic post office building in Manchester, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds ca. 1940. An example of New Deal artwork has since been relocated to the city's current post office. The former New Deal building is now privately owned.

This New Deal post office was constructed by the US Treasury Department in 1940. The post office eventually moved to a larger facility at 1601 Hillsboro Blvd. This building is still standing, though it's current use is unknown to the Living New Deal. The New Deal mural that was originally painted for this post office now hangs in the new post office.

The old Mansfield post office now houses the Mansfield Elks Lodge No. 2633. The building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

The post office was constructed with Treasury Department funding in 1939. Until 2008, it also contained a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Dan Rhodes. From Marion Today: "Marion's former post office is also unique in that it has served two other purposes and its mural removed. The painting remained untouched when the building was adapted to become Marion's City Hall at the time of America's bicentennial. In 2006, however, the facility was perceived as too small for the rapidly growing community, and acquired by Merchants National Bank. City Hall moved two blocks away to 6th Avenue." (https://www.mariontoday.org)

The old post office in Marion, NC was built with New Deal funds in 1936. It now houses the McDowell County Library.

The old post office in Marion, VA was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building is now privately owned.

The historic New Deal Maumee post office building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which no longer houses postal operations, housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated to the current facility.

The former McKenzie Tennessee post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. It now houses the Gordon Browning Museum.

The historic New Deal Miamisburg post office building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now operates as a senior center.

The Monticello Economic Development Commission building in Monticello, Arkansas was constructed as the community's post office during the Great Depression. The building features New Deal artwork inside.

Constructed as the Morehead post office, Morehead's police building (previously the Municipal Building / city hall) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1936. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.

This former post office building was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds at a federal cost of $52,000. (Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.) According the the Arkansas Historic Preservation program, it was one of seven similar buildings constructed at that time. Originally, the building contained the mural "Men at Rest" by artist Richard Sargent. That mural was relocated and is currently on display at the Conway County Courthouse. In 1990 a new post office was constructed, but the community retained rights to the former post office, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug....

The historic former post office building in Mullins, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, now houses a church.

The Colonial Revival post office building was constructed in 1936 by Blair, Algernon Construction Company. The building is currently used as the Union County Development Association Building. The building contains a mural by Robert Cleaver Purdy, "Miliking Time," which was completed and installed in 1939.

The historic former post office building in New Castle, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1933. The building is now privately owned. "The primary razing of the old properties commenced in January 1933 and the construction phase got underway soon after. The new Post Office Building, designed by the architectural firm of W. G. Eckles & Company and costing about $210,000, was dedicated on Saturday, December 15, 1934, and fully occupied within the next six weeks. The downtown building was in use until a new Post Office facility opened on South Cascade Street in 1982. This building on...

The historic (former) post office in New Milford, Connecticut was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The building now houses municipal Parks and Recreation offices.

The historic former Newport post office was built with Treasury Department funds in 1937. An example of New Deal artwork created for the site has since been relocated in the community.

The historic post office building in Newton, North Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The post office has since relocated and the historic New Deal-era building now serves as the Old Post Office Playhouse.

The historic former post office building in Odessa, Texas was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building continued to fulfill civic purposes: it is now occupied by the Ector County Health Department. An example of New Deal artwork created for the former post office lobby has since been relocated to the city's current post office building.

The historic post office building in Orchard Park, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1941. Postal operations have since relocated (along with New Deal artwork that had resided in the old post office lobby), and the facility now forms part of the larger Municipal Complex for Orchard Park.

Constructed in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Post Office in Osceola, Arkansas is typical of the type of small post offices that were built during the New Deal for rural towns. The $55,000 project probably begun during the tenure of Postmaster Arch Smith in 1935 but was finished and dedicated during that of Clement Bowen who served as Osceola’s postmaster until 1942. This split-level building has a fully usable basement, which allowed the Postal Service three floors of functioning space. The building originally had four entrances; with the main entrance through two sets of tall double...

The historic former post office building in Perry, Florida was constructed with Treasury Department funds in a project sponsored by the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). This 1935 building was the only PWA project undertaken in Taylor County. The building became listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 and now serves as an administrative complex for the county.

The historic New Deal post office building in Perrysburg, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is now privately owned.

"One of many public buildings constructed in Mississippi under WPA legislation during the Great Depression, the building has been well maintained and has retained its architectural integrity" (Weaver, 1995). The former US Post Office in Philadelphia was one of 32 post offices constructed in Mississippi under the New Deal Administration. The nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places described the building as "loosely Classical Revival with Mediterranean influence." Currently in use as the Philadelphia Police Department, the building retains its original wood and glass entry vestibule and other internal and external elements. A mezzanine level is on the...