Federal Facilities Sites

The historic post office building in Bluefield, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed ca. 1941, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.

The historic post office in Bluffton, Ohio was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

The red-brick Colonial Revival style post office was erected with WPA labor. (Van West, 2001). It contains a mural by Carl Nyquist, "Picking Cotton." Interestingly, Van West takes an almost opposite view of the accuracy of the mural from that Of Howard Hull, Tennessee Post Office Murals, 1996. (See entry for mural for Hull's perspective on the mural). Van West said of the mural: "While Nyquist's portrayal is plausible, it was misleading in terms of its depiction of race and gender roles" (p. 61). Van West identified the lack of head covering (and for that matter, protection from the sun!) as...

The historic post office in Bonners Ferry, Idaho was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic New Deal post office in downtown Boone, North Carolina was constructed in 1938-9. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

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

The post office in Boonville, New York was built in 1937 by the US Treasury Department. It is one of many post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon – though likely with the help of local architects, as was often the case.  It is a one story brick building in Colonial Revival style, with hipped roof and octagonal cupola with metal window tracery and an iron weathervane. It is part of the Boonville Historic District.

The historic post office building in Bordentown, New Jersey was built in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds.

The post office in Bound Brook, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened in 1935, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Bowling Green, Missouri was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service. From contributor Charles Swaney: "The entry to this post office is atypical and offset to the west side of the building. It has a brick façade with concrete accents that are depressed lines and circles symmetrically above the windows. The information stone is also atypically in the center of the south façade rather than at the end of the wall.  There is no mural in this post office."

The Boyertown post office was constructed in 1938 with the assistance of funds provided by the federal government. It is also the site of Moissaye Marans's three sculptures--"Transfer of Skill," "Education," and "Barnyard"--completed in 1941 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Constructed by the Treasury in 1936.

The post office in Breckenridge, Minnesota was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. A mural entitled “Arrival of the Rural Mail” resides in the lobby.

The post office was constructed in 1934. The style is reminiscent of the Spanish Colonial style found throughout Texas.

Constructed in 1937 through the U.S. Treasury Department.

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

The historic Bristow post office building as constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1935 and is still in use today. Additional contributor notes: "The Bristow post office is a one-story building with a stucco finish, in a Mediterranean style. The flat roof has a tile coping and narrow roof on the projected entrance bay.  The entrance is centered on the facade and has two glass doors. The entrance is flanked by two nine-over-nine double hung windows and the three openings have large segmented fanlights. The outer bays have a single un-arched window. A handicap ramp has...

The Post Office in Brockport, New York was built in 1940 as the village's post office. It is still in use. The cornerstone indicates that it was a project of the Federal Works Agency. Historic photographs of the building include the name of the contractor.

The historic post office in Bronson, Michigan was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1941 and is still in use today.

The historic post office building in Bronxville, New York, "was built in 1937 and was designed by consulting architect Eric Kebbon (1891–1964) for the Office of the Supervising Architect. It is a 1 1⁄2-story building faced with brick and trimmed in limestone in the Colonial Revival style. The front façade features six extremely flat limestone pilasters that flank the central entrance." (Wikipedia)

The post office in Brookfield was constructed in 1935 under the supervision of architect Louis A. Simon and engineer Neal A. Melick.

The historic Brookline branch post office was constructed ca. 1934-5 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office building in Brownsville, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury funds between 1935 and 1936. The building, which houses a New Deal mural inside, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Bryan, Ohio was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service today.

The historic post office in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1933 with federal Treasury Department funds. It is still in use today.

The historic post office in Buchanan, Michigan was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

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

The historic post office in Bunkie, Louisiana was constructed in 1937 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses a New Deal mural, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1941. It is still in use today.

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

The historic post office in Burlington, Kansas was constructed in 1940-1 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The Bushnell post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936.

This federal courthouse and post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1942. The building now houses just the post office. The Treasury Section of Fine Arts also provided a mural by Wendell Jones for the new building. However, Cairo residents refused to accept it. The mural "Sandbagging the Bulkheads" was the fourth mural Jones executed for the Section and was meant to be the consolation prize for being voted runner up to Anton Refregier in the San Francisco Rincon Annex competition.  It was completed in 1944. After it was rejected by Cairo, the government sent it to DC to...

The historic post office in Caldwell, Kansas was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The post office in Caldwell, New Jersey was constructed with federal funds in 1933. The building is still in use today. A New Deal-funded plaster lunette, titled “Sorting the Mail," hangs in the lobby. It was made by Brenda Putnam in 1937.

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

The historic post office in California, Missouri was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in California, Pennsylvania 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 post office in Calumet, Michigan was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1939. It is still in use today.