Post Offices Sites

The historic Bangor post office was constructed in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The gorgeous brick building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. As of 2018 the lobby retains its original lighting fixtures. Per The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Jan. 19, 1940: Public inspection of Bangor's new postoffice will be held Saturday night, Jan. 27, Postmaster Arthur R. Cramer announced Thursday. Formal dedication of the $61,500 structure, however, will be deferred until outdoor ceremonies can held in the spring. Erected the with postmaster aid of the Public administration, the one-story brick building, 87 by 55 feet, stands...

The historic post office in Barnesville, Ohio was constructed in 1934-5 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic New Deal post office in Bassett, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1938. The post office is still in use today.

The historic former post office building in Bastrop, Louisiana was completed in 1935 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. The building, which has been extensively modified, is still in service, and still bears its original cornerstone.

The post office in Batesville was completed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Orville Carroll's 1938 mural, "Building the Industrial Foundations of Batesville," completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

The historic post office in Baxter Springs, Kansas was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

This post office was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. Consolidation of Goose Creek, Pelly and Baytown, took place on February 15, 1947 and the new city was called Baytown. The Post Office department designated the Goose Creek Office as the main Post Office and the Baytown and Pelly offices were made substations. This, the original Baytown post office, became substation A. The building is one story buff brick with white cement accents around the doors and front windows. Spanish tile roof. Cornerstone: Henry Morgenthau Jr. Secretary of the Treasury James A. Farley Postmaster General Louis A. Simon Supervising Architect Neal A. Meleck Supervising Engineer 1936

The historic post office in Beacon, New York was constructed with Treasury Department funding as part of the New Deal. "Architects Charles Rosen and Gilbert Stanley Underwood produced a Colonial Revival style building in stone, a common building material for many early houses in the Hudson Valley." The building, which was completed in 1937, houses a striking wraparound New Deal mural.

The historic post office in Beaufort, North Carolina was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. It is home to four New Deal murals by Simka Simkhovitch—"Criss Wright," "Goose Decoys," "Mail to Cape Lookout," and "Sand Ponies"—all painted in 1940 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1936-7. It replaced a federally constructed post office facility at the southwest corner of 7th Ave & 13th St., since demolished. The New Deal-era building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in operation.

The stately and historic post office in Beaver, Utah was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1940-1. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Belding was constructed in 1933 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Marvin Beerhom's 1943 mural, "Belding Brothers and Their Silk Industry," viewable in the library.

The historic post office building in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1933-4 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office building in Belleville, Kansas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1937-8.

The historic post office in Bellevue, Ohio was constructed in 1935-6 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in operation.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936.

The historic post office in Belzoni, Mississippi was built in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The handsome building is still in service.

Berea, Ohio's long-serving post office was constructed in 1934-5 using Treasury Department funds. The historic building has since been expanded, and is still in service.

This lovely example of a New Deal post office in Beresford, South Dakota was built in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office building in Bergenfield, New Jersey was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1935. The building, which has since been expanded, is still in use today.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

The historic post office in Berryville, Arkansas was a New Deal construction. Arkansas Preservation: In late 1937, Congress authorized $70 million for public works projects over a three-year period. The majority of those were post offices, and among four in Arkansas was a new post office for Berryville in mountainous Carroll County. The building was designed in 1938 and erected in 1938-9 by Linbarger and Fraser, Contractors, of Camden, Arkansas. Louis A. Simon was the supervising architect for the project, Neal A. Melick was supervising engineer, W.G. Noll was superintendent of architecture, and J.A. Ackerman was construction engineer. The new Berryville Post Office...

The U.S. Post Office building in Berryville, Virginia, is a U.S. Treasury project from 1938-39. It is one of many hundreds of post offices built during the New Deal era that still serve Americans today.

The post office in Berwyn was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds , by way of the Federal Works Agency (FWA). The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Its cornerstone was laid Nov. 8, 1940. Per The Berwyn News: Into the copper box placed in the cornerstone went a miscellaneous assortment of articles for the edification of future citizens to ponder over. Included were copies of newspapers, statement by Postmaster Borkovec, letter from Mayor Janura, letter from the Township offices, a copy of Berwyn Legion post's publication, souvenirs from other veteran organizations, etc.

The historic Bethany post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1939. There is an ornate screen above the door and torchieres flanking the entrance.

Limestone sills, 7 bay symmetrical facade, central entrance, original metal deco awning, interior original, new windows, corner lot, constructed with Treasury Department funds.

The Post Office in Black River Falls WI was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

The historic post office in Blackfoot, Idaho was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1935. The post office building is exceptionally grand, two or three stories high, in a "Classical Moderne" architectural style.  The facade features eight bas-relief columns with decorative elements at the top and a beautiful bas-relief eagle over the front entrance. The Blackfoot post officre is still in use and houses a long New Deal mural all around the interior of the lobby, which is largely unchanged.

What is now the Downtown Station post office at 118 North Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia was constructed in 1935 as the city's main post office, with Treasury Department funds.

The historic post office building in Blackshear, Georgia was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds.

The historic post office in Blackstone, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940-1. The building is still in service.

The stately historic post office in Blakely, Georgia was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

During the New Deal era, Blissfield was fortunate enough to have a new Post Office constructed. In 1938, funded by the Federal Emergency Construction Fund, construction was completed on the village’s new post office. That same year a mural by Jean Paul Slusser was commissioned by the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts.

The historic post office in Bloomfield, Iowa was built in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Bloomfield, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1939. The building, which houses a New Deal relief inside, is still in use today.

The historic main post office building in Bloomfield, New Jersey was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1934. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania was built in 1935-6 with Treasury Department funds. The stately building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office building in Bluefield, Virginia was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was constructed ca. 1941, houses New Deal artwork inside and is still in use today.

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

The red-brick Colonial Revival style post office in Bolivar, Tennessee was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA).