Post Offices Sites

The post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.

The historic post office in Cambridge, Minnesota was built in 1938-9 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Camden, Tennessee was built in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Camilla, Georgia 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 in Canajoharie, New York "was built in 1937, 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 is a one story, symmetrical brick building on a stone watertable in the Colonial Revival style. It features a gable roof with a square, flat topped cupola with Doric order pilasters and round-arched vent openings."

The historic post office building in Canastota, New York "was designed and built in 1940, 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. It is a one story, three bay steel frame building with facades of red brick laid in common bond in the Colonial Revival style. It features a gable roof crowned by a square, wooden cupola. The interior features a 1942 mural by Alison Mason Kingsbury titled "The Onion Fields.""

What is now known as the Challenger Station Post Office in Canoga Park, CA was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. It is a single-story Moderne style building, typical of New Deal post offices in Southern California. The post office is home to an example of New Deal artwork (see linked project page).

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

The post office was constructed in 1935. Though the post office cornerstone says only 1935, but was presumably built by the US Treasury like most other post offices.

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

The historic post office building in Canton, New York "was designed and built in 1936-1937, 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 and is a one story, nine bay steel framed structure clad in red brick in a trapezoidal shape. It features a multi-tiered cupola on its low hip roof. The interior features a relief sculpture executed in 1939 by Berta Margoulies."

Cape May's historic post office was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1938, is still in use today.

The historic post office in Carlisle, Kentucky was constructed in 1941 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic post office in Carlyle was completed in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Curt Drewes's three bas relief sculptures--"Dairy Farming," "Farm," and "Fish Hatchery," completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

The Carmi post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938.

The historic Caro, Michigan post office was a New Deal project completed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building contains a Section of Fine Arts tempera mural entitled "Mail on the Farm," painted by David Fredenthal in 1941.

The historic Carrollton post office and Federal Building was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds, as per the building's cornerstone. The building still houses the post office today, as well as an example of New Deal artwork.

Constructed by the US Treasury in 1934.    

The historic post office in Carthage, Mississippi was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The stately building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Cassville post office was constructed in 1938 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Edward Winter's 1941 mural, "Flora and Fauna of the Region," painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.  

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

The historic post office in Catonsville, Maryland was constructed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use.

The historic  post office building at 319 Main Street in Catskill, New York was constructed as a New Deal project with Treasury Department funds. The Art Deco building features a distinctive staircase / ADA handicap ramp construction out front. Another modern addition is a pair of murals in the customer lobby, reminiscent of those which were created under the New Deal.

The historic post office in Celina, Ohio was constructed in 1934-5 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The post office in Centralia was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

The historic post office in Charleston, Missouri was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Charleston, Mississippi was constructed in 1938-9 with federal Treasury Department funds. The gorgeous building continues to serve its original function.

The historic Emancipation Gardens post office, a.k.a. Alvardo de Lugo Post Office, in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses the only two examples of New Deal federal building artwork in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is still in service. Dept. of the Interior, 1938: "The Treasury Procurement Division has, during the year, completed the Federal Building at Charlotte Amalie, which houses the post office, the customs department, and the United States Public Health Service. This handsome structure which is located on a commanding site in Charlotte Amalie has won universal praise." The...

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

Built by the Treasury Department in 1938.  

The grand and historic post office in Chester, Pennsylvania was built in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. It was designed by Henry D. Dagit and Sons, with The Ballinger Company as associate architects. Dedication took place on August 28, 1937. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Chesterfield, South Carolina was built in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. "A one-story, T-shaped brick building, designed by Louis Simon, government architect, and built in 1937. The building features brick laid in English bond. Simon designed Federal post offices across the nation."   (NRHP Inventory Form)

This post office in the Boston area opened in 1940.

The historic post office building located at 28 Main St. in Chicopee, Massachusetts was constructed by the federal Treasury Department in 1936. Located in the village of Chicopee Falls, this was one of two post office buildings from the era constructed in the town of Chicopee.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.

Constructed by the Treasury in 1940.

The historic post office in Chisholm, Minnesota was built in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Now known as the Downtown Station post office, what had been the main post office in Christiansburg, Virginia is located at the town's main intersection.  It was completed in 1936 and built from funds allocated to the U.S. Treasury Department.  In the mid-2000s it was targeted for closure by the federal government; however, effort by local, state and congressional leaders derailed that effort and the building remains open today.  The successful effort to maintain the building was in part a function of its designation as a Virginia Historical Landmark.  The exterior and interior plan of the building is very similar...

The historic post office in Circleville, Ohio was constructed in 1934-5 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.