Post Offices Sites

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 Morrisville, Pennsylvania was constructed as a New Deal project in 1937-8. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was dedicated Jul. 16, 1938. The structure is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Mullins, South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, is now privately owned. It had been home to a church, though it is unknown to Living New Deal whether the structure currently serves any public-facing function.

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 in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now serves municipal functions.

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.

Olathe's historic former Colonial-style post office was built in 1938 as a New Deal project. The building cost $90,000 to construct. Postal operations relocated within downtown Olathe in 1981; the building has housed Olathe's city hall. When the municipal building relocated ca. 2012-15 it became Gurdwara Nanak Darbar Sahib, a Sikh house of worship. A New Deal mural created for the building has since been relocated.

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.

The former post office at 95 N County Road in Palm beach, Florida is a striking example of Spanish Colonial Revival design. It was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds and houses examples of New Deal artwork. NRHP nomination form: "The building is made of stucco. The interior has maple wood floors except for the lobby which has a tile floor. The lobby is very impressive. Decorative exposed cypress beams (never refinished) in excellent condition are on the lobby ceiling. Hanging in the lobby are three murals painted by Charles Rosen completed in 1938 depicting Seminole Indian scenes. ... The lobby...

The historic former post office building in Peabody, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1938-9. The building, which is now privately owned, also houses an example of New Deal artwork, which can be seen in the lobby. Unfortunately, the building's cornerstone has been covered over, and possibly destroyed, by a poorly implemented ADA ramp.

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 was 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.

The historic former post office in Phenix City, Alabama was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which later became a library, became privately owned, and has since been sold back to Russell County for public use, is home to an example of New Deal artwork.

"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...

The former Pittsburg post office, a Spanish Revival building, was constructed in 1935 by the US Treasury Department's Division of Procurement. It has been sold to private owners (as have all too many post offices) and the building is now occupied by Property Upsurge, a property management company.

This classic Post Office building was constructed in 1940. "An article from the Mountain Democrat quotes Postmaster Joseph Scherer as having receipts of $28,928 for 1936 — an increase of more than a thousand dollars. “This continuing increase is a good argument for a new post office building,” the newspaper proclaimed. By 1940 the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new two-story steel and concrete Federal Building was held at 515 Main St., with Postmaster Anna Scherer officiating. In addition to the post office, which occupied the entire first floor, the new building housed the IRS, Department of Agriculture and office...

The historic post office in downtown Plant City, Florida was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds.  Originally the city's main post office, it became the post office's Downtown Station. Service was suspended in 2013 and formally discontinued at the location in 2015. The city purchased the building, though as of 2024 the building appeared to be serving no discernible public purpose. The city tentatively approved a plan in 2024 that would have the building demolished and the property redeveloped into a substantial number of housing units.

The old post office in Plaquemine, Louisiana, located at 23430 Eden St., was constructed in 1935 and is now privately owned.

The historic 1936 former post office in Pocahontas, Arkansas now houses the offices for the Pocahontas Star Herald newspaper. A New Deal mural created for the building has since been relocated.

This former post office in Pottsville, Pennsylvania was built with Treasury Department funds in 1935. Designed by Victor D. Abel, the structure is now a private office building.

The historic former post office in Prattville, Alabama was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. It now houses municipal functions, serving as the City Hall Annex.

The historic former post office in Quakertown was built in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated), is now privately owned. "The Post Office building, designed by Louis A. Simon, was built centrally at the corner of 5th and West Broad Streets serving the community from 1936 to 2000... Colonial Revival brick post office ... featured a modillion cornice and large fanlight over the door."

The historic former post office building in Rahway, New Jersey was constructed as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1937, now serves as the Rahway Senior Citizens Center. PWA Federal Docket No. 415.

The historic post office in Red Lion, Pennsylvania was built in 1935-6 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which cost approximately $68,000, was constructed by contractors Hood and Gross. Postal operations have since relocated and the building is now privately owned.

The 1939 Colonial Revival-style post office was rehabilitated in 1999 and now privately owned; as of 2014 it was home to a communications company, though no longer. The company received a Heritage Award for Excellence in the rehabilitation of the historic building. It formerly contained bas relief sculptures by George Aarons. The sculptures were moved to the new post office at its completion.

The historic branch post office in River Rouge, Michigan was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is no longer in use as a post office.

The historic former post office in Riverhead was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. Today the building, now known as the Old Post Office, houses various businesses. "The old Riverhead Post Office was designed by Louis A. Simon who was Supervising Architect for the United States Treasury Department. Simon also designed the Post Office buildings in Bay Shore, Northport, and Westhampton Beach. According to the Riverhead Town Historian, the land for the Post Office was purchased in 1932, with the building erected in 1935 and dedicated in November of that year. The post office was a depression-era public...

The historic former post office building in Riverton, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1939, is now privately owned.

The former Roanoke post office building, at the northwest corner of Main St. and Trammell St., was constructed in 1940 as a Federal Works Agency project with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned.

This post office was built with Treasury Department funding in 1938, and originally held an Alexander Sambugnac sculpture. In 1988, the post office closed, and the building has been occupied by several restaurants since. From the Rochester-Avon Historical Society entry for the site: Congressman George A. Dondero secured $39,000.00 in funding for a new United States Post Office in the village of Rochester, built in 1937-38 to replace its cramped leased quarters in the rear of the Masonic Block on Main Street. Louis A. Simon (1867-1958) was the supervising architect from the Department of the Treasury and the general contractor was the...

Constructed by the Treasury Department and PWA in 1938, and now used as a city police station. "By the mid-1930s, Rockville’s population was about 1,500, County government had erected the Grey Courthouse, and across the street arose a stately bank in the Art Deco style.  It was time for Rockville to have a permanent post office. The Federal Government paid $35,000 for the lot on the corner of Montgomery and Washington Streets, then demolished the small frame buildings that had housed the Sentinel newspaper since 1855.  Construction began in November 1938 and cost $42,000. Rockville celebrated the dedication of the Post Office on July...

The historic post office building in Roxboro, North Carolina was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The building, which opened in 1937, has since been re-purposed. A New Deal mural still hangs in the lobby of the building, which now houses the Piedmont Community College Educational Opportunity Center.

The historic post office in Royersford, Pennsylvania was built in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned; as of 2025 it was operating as a restaurant / pizzeria.

Now privately owned, the handsome former post office at 203 E Street in Salida, Colorado was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. "This 1935 U.S. Post Office is associated with the Depression era federal programs designed to provide public works employment and stimulate the economy. The Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Louis A. Simon designed the building. Architecturally, the post office is a good example of the “Starved Classical” style characteristic of many Depression-era public buildings. Notable features include the variegated red and orange brick, symmetrical composition, flat roof, large multi-light double-hung sash windows with gauged...

The elegant New Deal post office in Santa Monica, CA was constructed in 1937-38 with Treasury Department funds. It was sold off by the US Postal Service in 2012 (the fate of many classic post offices in the 21st century). Efforts to stop the privatization of the old post office failed, but the building was landmarked and the facade and lobby were saved. "In December 2013, 1248 5th Street LLC purchased the Santa Monica Post Office as creative office space for Skyspace Productions. Prior to the purchase, Santa Monica City Council agreed to accept a preservation covenant for the post office's exterior...

The historic former post office in downtown Sarasota, Florida was constructed in 1934 with Treasury Department funds. The building was dedicated Feb. 1935. Postal operations have since relocated and the New Deal-era post office now houses municipal and county functions.