Logan Square Station Post Office – Chicago IL
This historic Logan Square Station post office in Chicago, Illinois was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1933. The building is still in service.
Los Angeles Post Office Terminal Annex – Los Angeles CA
This Mission Revival style building was built under the Roosevelt Administration and served as the main mail distribution for LA until 1994. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Only a part of this structure… read more
Los Angeles Post Office Terminal Annex Murals – Los Angeles CA
This fresco in the Post Office Terminal Annex lobby consists of eleven semi-circular, tempera on plaster “lunettes” by Boris Deutsch depicting “Cultural Contributions of North, South and Central America.” The murals were funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts… read more
Madison Square Station Post Office – New York NY
The Madison Square Station post office in New York, New York “was built in 1935, and designed by consulting architects Lorimer Rich for the Office of the Supervising Architect.” (Wikipedia) Professor Dolkart of Columbia University School of Architecture, Planning and… read more
Main Post Office – Bridgeport CT
The historic main post office building in Bridgeport, Connecticut was completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses multiple works of New Deal artwork inside, is still in use today.
Main Post Office – Cambridge MA
The Clifton Merriman Post Office, the main post office in Cambridge, Massachusetts was constructed with federal funds in 1934-5. It was designed in Classical Revival style with Art Deco influences by architects Leland, James D., & Co.; Baven, John, Co., Inc…. read more
Main Post Office – Charleston WV
Two-story neo-classical building of granite and limestone was built by the Algeron Blair Construction Company of Montgomery, Alabama out of thirty bids placed for the project. The building features six over six double hung windows sash windows, pedimental entrance, Greek… read more
Main Post Office – Minneapolis MN
Constructed by the Treasury Department, this building was completed in 1935. Placeography describes the building in detail: “The popular Moderne Art Deco style building uses Mankato’s own Kasota limestone and St. Cloud black granite. The building achieves the vertical emphasis… read more
Main Post Office – Santa Barbara CA
The main post office in Santa Barbara was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936. The lobby contains a set of bas-relief murals and remains in its original condition.
Main Post Office – St. Louis MO
This large post office was constructed by the US Treasury Department between 1935 and 1937. Note the extensive use of inlaid depictions of postal service, state of the art at the time. Inside, the grillwork is lush as are the… read more
Main Post Office (former) – Fresno CA
Formerly Fresno’s Main Post Office and subsequently its Downtown Station post office, building presently houses the Fresno United School District Education Center. “The U.S. Post Office building housed the main post office branch, as well as Federal courtroom sand offices,… read more
Main Post Office (former) – Philadelphia PA
Originally constructed as Treasury Department project and completed in 1935, Philadelphia’s large Art Deco 30th St. post office served the community for many years, before being left vacant in 2006. It has since been converted into a modern office building…. read more
Main Post Office (former) – Reno NV
The Reno Main Post Office no longer occupies this building and has moved to a location on Vassar Street. The original post office (the subject of this post) was sold to a local development group in August 2012 and is now being leased as… read more
Main Post Office (former) Addition and Improvements – Stamford CT
Stamford’s main post office (which was later renamed the Atlantic Street Station post office) was constructed 1916-1917 and was a unique design. Additional improvements were made with federal funding in the 1930s. The building was listed on the National Register… read more
Main Post Office Addition – Mount Vernon NY
The historic (and current) main post office in Mount Vernon, New York was originally constructed in 1915. The building received an extension as part of a New Deal project completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. Work was overseen… read more
Manchester Post Office – Manchester MA
The Manchester Post Office was built with Treasury Department funds in 1940.
Massachusetts State Building Mural – Springfield MA
Many of the projects of the New Deal involved large scale public works projects that required hundreds of workers. While this type of project was incredibly important to help alleviate widespread unemployment, there was also a belief that the United… read more
Mell Hall (Old Post Office) – Clemson SC
Mell Hall was constructed as the Clemson post office in 1940; as such its construction was funded by the federal Treasury Department. After postal operations relocated the building became part of the Clemson University campus, and it now serves as… read more
Metropolitan Station Post Office – Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn, New York’s Metropolitan Station post office (originally known as Station A) was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1935-6. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, the building is “a two-story, flat roofed brick building with… read more
Mineola Historical Museum (Old Post Office) – Mineola TX
The post office in Mineola was built in 1936 under the Public Works Administration (PWA) program and was designed by architects at the U.S. Treasury Department. It continued to be used as a post office until 1998. It is now… read more
Mission Historical Museum – Mission TX
The Mission Historical Museum was constructed as the city’s post office in 1940. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.
Missouri Valley Post Office – Missouri Valley IA
The Missouri Valley Post Office was constructed with the help of New Deal funds in 1937.
Morgan Park Post Office – Chicago IL
The historic Morgan Park post office in Chicago, Illinois was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building is still in service.
Morris Heights Station Post Office – Bronx NY
The historic Morris Heights Station post office in the Bronx, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building is still in use today.
Morrisania Station Post Office – Bronx NY
The Morrisania Station post office of the Bronx, New York (originally constructed as New York, New York’s Station T post office in the Bronx) “is a historic post office building located at Morrisania in The Bronx, New York, United States…. read more
Mott Haven Station Post Office – Bronx NY
The historic Mott Haven Station post office in the Bronx on East 139th St. was one of several post offices in the borough constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the New Deal era. The post office was initially known as New York, New… read more
Municipal Court Building (Old Post Office) – Jackson GA
The Municipal Court building in Jackson, Georgia was constructed as the city’s post office during the 1930s. This New Deal structure served as the post office until 1995, upon its relocation to East 2nd St. The building also housed an… read more
Municipal Courthouse – Edmond OK
The historic post office building in Edmond, Oklahoma, now the Edmond Municipal Court and Courthouse, was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed in 1938.
Napa Post Office – Napa CA
"The building was constructed in 1933, one of the projects undertaken during President Roosevelt's Depression-era New Deal building campaign. Although remodeled in 1965 to make it wheelchair accessible, it remains relatively unchanged since it was built." (Napa County, 82)
Newburg Station Post Office – Cleveland OH
Cleveland’s historic Newburg Station post office was constructed with federal funds in 1935-6. The building, which was designed by Julius Boenisch, is still in service.
North Hollywood Post Office – North Hollywood CA
"The construction of new postal facilities throughout our country was an integral part of Roosevelt's New Deal. The Democratic president's WPA (Works Progress Administration) put thousands to work, including the many artisans and laborers who built the NoHo Post Office…. read more
North Philadelphia Station Post Office – Philadelphia PA
The historic red-brick North Philadelphia Station post office was built in 1935. Constructed with federal Treasury Department funds, the building is still in use today.
Northgate Station Post Office – College Station TX
The historic Northgate Station post office was constructed from 1936-7 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Nursing Education Center (Old Post Office) – Columbia MO
Originally the Columbia post office, when the post office moved to Walnut St, the building was converted into the Federal Building, then became the Youzeum, and now is the office for the nursing program at Columbia College. There were 2… read more
Old Chelsea Station Post Office – New York NY
The historic Old Chelsea Station post office on West 18th Street was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1935-7. The building, which houses examples of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
Old Hickory Station Post Office – Nashville TN
One-story brick Colonial Revival building, rectangular in shape, on raised basement. Limestone pilasters with Doric capitals surround windows and door in center of facade. Interior of the building is largely intact, including original brass post office boxes.
Orange Post Office – Orange CA
"In 193[4], the Works Progress Administration (WPA) built a new downtown post office. It served as Orange's main office until the current headquarters on Tustin Avenue opened in 1971. Today the downtown office is known as the Plaza Station."
Oroville Post Office – Oroville CA
The Renaissance-revival style post office in Oroville CA was begun under President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and completed under President Roosevelt in 1933. It is not known what portion of the funding came from the New Deal, but possibly less… read more
Palmer Square Post Office (former) – Princeton NJ
The historic former Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey, was constructed in 1934. It was originally Princeton’s main post office. Now, the building is privately owned. The building contains an example of New Deal artwork, “a controversial 1939… read more