Post Offices Sites

The historic former post office in Burns, Oregon was built in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. It once housed an example of New Deal artwork, which was moved to the Harney County Courthouse nearby when the post office closed in the 1990s. The old post office is now privately owned and looked neglected in 2025.

The historic former post office in Cairo, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, now houses the Grady County Board of Education. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Caldwell, Texas was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. As of 2022 the building houses a restaurant, aptly named The Old Post Office. The post office had housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated to the nearby Burleson County Courthouse.

The historic former post office in Calexico, California was constructed ca. 1940-1 (exact dates uncertain) with Treasury Department funds. The contract for construction was awarded in July 1940. Details of the new building were discussed in a June 1940 Imperial Valley Press article: George Goedhart of Altadena, Calif., was low bidder on the Calexico postoffice contract with a bid of $72,850, Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody announced Monday. The two next lowest of the seven submitted were Campbell Construction company of Los Angeles, $75,000 and P. E. Young of San Diego, $78,282. W. E. Reynolds, commissioner of public buildings, said completion of construction...

The historic former post office building in Calhoun, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is now home to Calhoun's police department.

The historic former post office building in Campbell, Ohio was constructed ca. 1939-40 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is privately owned. Unfortunately, much of the concrete details on the building's front, including the cornerstone, has been stripped off. Imagery of the building shows that the cornerstone has been abused, and that much of the text has been destroyed (including the date). Fortunately, the New Deal mural had been removed from the facility into Campbell's 'new' post office.

In 1936, the Campbellsville post office was built with funding from the Treasury Department. It is currently the home of the legal firm Bertram, Cox, and Miller. The murals once installed in the post office are listed as destroyed.

The historic New Deal former post office in Canton, North Carolina was constructed ca. 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which is not privately owned, also houses an example of New Deal artwork.

A new post office and federal building was constructed in 1935 in Carlsbad, New Mexico at the northeast corner of W Fox St. and S Halagueno St., with Treasury Department funds. The building had housed an example of New Deal artwork, now housed in the Carlsbad Museum. In 1964 the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported on a time capsule located in the Depression-era building's cornerstone: "Construction workers are tearing down parts of the structure which will become part of a new federal building at the same site. Various Eddy County memorabilia were placed in the box when the cornerstone was laid on April 13,...

The historic former post office in Center, Texas was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated to the current Center post office), is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Chagrin Falls, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building is now privately owned. It housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated.

The gorgeous former post office in Chardon, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The historic building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned. Historic marker: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, this building was the post office from 1940 through 1986. It is an example of the Colonial Revival style common in the 1930s and 1940s. The exterior brick work, large Palladian window, and simple design were common in the building plans for era post offices. This simplicity enabled unskilled workers to be employed in public...

The historic former post office in Chelsea, Michigan was constructed ca. 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is no longer a post office; its present use is unknown to Living New Deal.

The historic Claremore, Oklahoma post office (later Federal Building) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1935 and was in disuse as of 2009.

The historic former post office building in Bentonville, Arkansas was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned; as of 2025 it serves as a funeral home.

The Colonial Revival-style former post office was constructed in 1933-4 with Treasury Department funds. It currently houses the Cleveland Police Department. The building was the first federal building constructed in Bolivar County (Fazio, et al., 1979).

The former post office building, located at 200 Union Street, in Clinton, Massachusetts, was constructed with Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. An example of New Deal artwork, which had been created for the then-new building, has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Clinton, Tennessee was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building housed an example of New Deal artwork that has since been relocated, and the facility is now privately owned.

The former Depression-era post office in Conyers, Georgia was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated. While the building's current address can be given as 920 South Main St. NE, today it is more easily identified as the structure at the eastern corner of the intersection of North Main St. NW and Milstead Ave. NE. After the post office relocated the county acquired the building, and has since connected multiple disparate buildings into part of an interconnected complex that includes the county courthouse. (Contrary to what...

The Treasury Department funded the construction of the former Post office in Corbin, KY. The structure was built on East Center Street (now Roy Kidd Avenue). Today, the former Post Office serves as the Corbin Independent School District Building. The building is located at the northwest corner of Roy Kidd Avenue (formerly East Center Street) and North Depot Street. The building is a flat lot overlooking a sloping road that runs from Main (US 25) eastward to go under the railroad.

The stately former post office in Cornelia, Georgia was built with Treasury Department funds in 1937. Built in the Colonial Revival style, the building is now privately owned. Currently, it houses dental offices. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Covington, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building served the Newton County Library system for a time, but it is now privately owned.

Now the Covington School Board Annex, Covington, Louisiana's then-new post office was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was completed in 1938.

"When construction was completed in 1940, Crossett reveled in the addition of the 'pleasing green' stucco building that was designed using a combination of Art Deco, Greek Revival, and International architectural syles" (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program). The post office cost $70,000 to build, and housed the post office until 1968. The postal service sold the building to the city for $1 to house the new public library. The library remained in the building until 2002, and the former post office is currently home to the Crossett Economic Development Foundation. "In terms of design, this is a building built decades ahead of...

The historic post office in Crossville, Tennessee was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, today serves as Cumberland County's Milo Lemert Memorial Building (as designated in 1991).

The historic former post office building in Dalhart, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1934. The building is now privately owned.

Now known as the Hendricks County Probation Court Building, Danville, Indiana's old post office was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. A New Deal mural commissioned for the building still resides there today.

The historic former post office in Dayton, Tennessee was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now serves municipal purposes as the Dayton Electric & Water Building.

The former De Pere Wisconsin Post Office building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940. The property is now privately owned. The New Deal murals painted by Lester W. Bentley for the post office are now located in the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay.

The gorgeous Art Deco former post office in Decatur, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned. An example of New Deal artwork created for the post office has since been relocated.

This New Deal former post office was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. It presently houses the Decatur Visitors Center.

The historic former post office building in DeFuniak Springs, Florida was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The New Deal building, which is located at the northwest corner of Highway 90 and 7th St., is now privately owned. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has been relocated to the current DeFuniak Springs postal facility.

Constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds, the historic former post office building in DeRidder, Louisiana presently houses the Beareguard Community Action Association.

What is now the "... Journal & Topics building served as Des Plaines’ main post office from 1941 to 1974. Even though the Des Plaines Post Office’s building had only been built in 1930, by 1938 the volume of mail handled by had increased enough to warrant a new, larger facility. Scouting the city for the ideal location, the Federal Works Agency of the Public Buildings Administration found it directly next door, at the corner of Graceland and Webford. The contract to build the $135,000 building was let on March 1, 1940 with a target opening date of January 1, 1941. In...

The historic former post office in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1934 with Treasury Department funds. The building currently serves as the Detroit Lakes Public Schools district office.

The historic former post office in downtown Dickson, Tennessee was built with Treasury Department funds in 1936. The façade is an example of ‘starved classicism' and the building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1996. It is now privately owned. Tennessee Historic Development Grant provided $300,000 for its restoration after the building changed hands in 2020.

"During the Depression, the federal government sought to boost the economy through public works, ranging from massive dams to local post offices. Doylestown had outgrown its post office, located on East State Street at Printer's Alley. In 1934, a new post office was built at South Main and West Ashland streets."   (doylestown.patch.com) A new post office building was constructed during the mid-1980s and a 1937 New-Deal mural, "William Markham Purchases Bucks County Territory" was moved thereto. The Depression-era post office is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Easley, South Carolina was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which features an example of New Deal artwork inside, is now privately owned. The structure presently houses a coffee shop. As of 2022 images of the building's construction are visible in a case near the front entrance.

The historic former post office building in East Lansing, Michigan was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned.

The stately Depression-era post office building in East Point, Georgia was built with Treasury Department funds (by way of the Public Works Administration) and served as a post office from 1935 to 1966. The building is now privately owned.