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New Deal Category: Post Offices

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Palmyra Post Office – Palmyra MO

The Palmyra Post Office constructed with New Deal funds.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Parcel Post Building (former) – Richmond VA

Parcel Post Building, Richmond, VA

The historic former Parcel Post Building at 1100 E Main St. in Richmond, Virginia was originally designed by Marcellus Eugene Wright, Sr. in association with the Richmond architectural firm Lee & Smith & Van der Voort. According to some sources… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses, Post Offices
Agency: Public Works Administration (PWA), Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Parkville Station Post Office – Brooklyn NY

The historic Parkville Station post office in Brooklyn, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937. The building is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Pearlbrook Station Post Office – Cleveland OH

The Pearlbrook Station post office in Cleveland was constructed in 1935-6 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, was designed by Julius Boenisch.

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Pease Federal Building (Old Post Office) – Medina OH

“Constructed as a post office in 1938, the Donald J. Pease Federal Building now houses the U.S. Court of Appeals. The red brick building is located at the northeast corner of Liberty and North Elmwood streets.”

Project type: Administrative Buildings, Federal Courthouses, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Penataquit Station Post Office – Bay Shore NY

Constructed by the Treasury Department and the PWA from 1933-35. A 1933 article in the Suffolk County News described the PWA allotments for this and other nearby post offices: “Actual allotments for post office buildings in Nassau and Suffolk Counties,… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Phoebus Post Office – Hampton VA

This New Deal post office was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. It is also the site of William Caffee’s 1941 mural, “Chesapeake Fisherman.” Researcher Frank da Cruz notes that the post office’s Colonial Revival design is… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding

Planetarium Station Post Office – New York NY

The historic Planetarium Station post office in New York, New York is located on West 83rd Street, between Amsterdam Ave. and Columbus Ave. It was one of many post offices in Manhattan constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the New… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Police Headquarters Building – Brownfield TX

This building was constructed in 1938 with federal funding as the Brownfield post office. It has been repurposed as the Brownfield Police Station, being in use for that purpose in 2014.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Police Station – Kennebunk ME

Post Office, Kennebunk, ME

Constructed by the Treasury Department as the Kennebunk post office in 1937. The building now houses the Kennebunk police station.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Polk County Administration Building Extension – Des Moines IA

This large 1910 Treasury Department-funded building, located at Walnut St. and 2nd Ave. in downtown Des Moines, underwent an extension during the New Deal. At the time the structure was a federal building and housed post office operations. The building… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Richland Center WI

Constructed by the Treasury in 1935. The contractor was Maas Brothers Construction Co., Inc.

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Aberdeen MD

The Aberdeen, Maryland post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1937, is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Abingdon IL

Abingdon IL Post Office

The post office in Abingdon was constructed in 1939 with funds provided by the federal government.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Ada OH

The historic post office in Ada, Ohio was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Adams MA

The Adams, Massachusetts post office was constructed between 1938 and 1940 using federal funds. The building is still in use today. A New Deal-funded fresco, “Quakers and the Site of Adams,” painted by Helen Rubin Stoler in 1940, hung in… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Akron NY

Akron New York Post Office

The historic post office in Akron, New York 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.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Albert Lea MN

The Albert Lea post office was constructed at a cost of $185,000 and opened 1937.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Albion NE

Albion, Nebraska Post Office

Constructed in 1937.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Albion NY

Albion New York Post Office

The historic post office in Albion, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1938 and is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Alderson WV

The historic post office in Alderson, West Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed in 1936, is still in service.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Alexandria IN

The post office in Alexandria was completed in 1936 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Roland Schweinsburg’s 1938 mural, “The Sledding Party,” completed in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Alhambra CA

This New Deal post office was built in 1935 and boasts the usual Henry Morgenthau Jr. cornerstone. John W. Smart was the architect, Louis A. Simon the supervising architect, and Neal A. Melick the supervising engineer.

Project type: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Allegan MI

The historic post office in Allegan, Michigan was constructed ca. 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Allentown PA

Allentown’s main post office building was constructed in 1933-4 with Treasury Department funds. Deco details abound, and the building houses a substantial set of murals commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. “Built in 1933-1934, the Allentown Post Office’s… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Alma MI

The historic post office in Alma, Michigan was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Altavista VA

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Alva OK

The historic post office building in Alva, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1936, is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Ames IA

The post office in Ames was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Lowell Houser’s 1938 mural, “The Evolution of Corn,” completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Amory MS

Amory Mississippi Post Office

Post office built in 1936 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Amsterdam NY

Amsterdam New York Post Office

The historic post office building in Amsterdam, New York “was built in 1935–1936, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Anacortes WA

The historic post office in Anacortes was completed in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Kenneth Callahan’s mural, entitled “Halibut Fishing,” completed in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of… read more

Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Anadarko OK

The historic Anadarko post office building and Kiowa Indian Agency building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, was completed in 1936 and is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Anchorage KY

The historic post office in Anchorage, Kentucky was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which houses an example of new Deal artwork, is still in service.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Angola NY

Angola New York Post Office

The historic post office building in Angola, New York “was designed and built 1938-1939, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Anson TX

Anson Texas Post Office

Built in 1938 with federal funding.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Anthony KS

Anthony Kansas Post Office

The historic post office in Anthony, Kansas was constructed in 1937-8 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Arabi LA

The Arabi post office was constructed during 1936 and 1937 with federal funding. The building is still in use today

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Arcadia FL

The Arcadia, Florida post office was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936-7. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Post Office – Arcadia LA

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

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
Agency: Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
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