Post Offices Sites

The historic Plaza Station post office—originally main post office—in downtown Orange, California was constructed with federal Treasury Department funding. Note that it is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). "In 193, the 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."

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.

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

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 presently serves as the Polk County Administration Building. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974. "The Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell & Harrison drew up plans in the early 1930s for a large addition to the south, but no money was appropriated for it. Plans for a smaller addition were approved in 1934...

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

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

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

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.

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 the lobby but has since been destroyed.

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.

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

Constructed in 1937.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 Art Deco design adds a touch of distinction to a rather simple building. On the interior is a series of murals produced in 1937-1938 by New York artist Gifford Reynolds Beal (1879-1956). Each deals with a theme from Allentown history."

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.

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.

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.

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 Arts and viewable in the lobby.

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

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 A. Simon. It consists of a 2½-story, symmetrically massed brick building with 1-story side wings and a large rear wing in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a pair of 1939 murals by Henry Schnakenberg (1892–1970)."

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 Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

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.

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.

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 A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style."

Built in 1938 with federal funding.

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.

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

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.

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.

The post office in Ardmore was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds.

The Arlington, Massachusetts branch post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1936, is still in use today. A mural in the lobby, titled "Purchase of the Land and Modern Tilling of the Soil," was painted by William C. Palmer in 1938.

The historic post office in Ashburn, GA was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

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

The Ashland, Wisconsin post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1940, is still in use today.

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

The historic post office in Atmore, Alabama was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today.