Post Offices Sites

The federal government financed construction of a new post office in Hopkins, Minnesota during the Great Depression, in 1934-5. The building opened on May 24, 1925 and was dedicated May 29, 1935. Per a 1954 U.S. Geological Survey map the building was located on the west side of what is now 9th Ave. S, between what is now Main St. and 1st St. S. While financed by the Treasury Department, construction of the post office is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building housed an example of New Deal artwork, which is no longer extant.

The historic post office building in Idabel, Oklahoma was constructed during the 1930s with federal Treasury Department funds. It housed a New Deal mural that has since been re-located to a local museum. The post office was located at the south corner of East Main Street and SE Avenue A, and is no longer extant.

A post office was built for Redondo Beach, California, in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. According to the December 13, 1935 Redondo Reflex, the Post Office was dedicated on December 7, 1935. The New Deal post office, located at 201 South Catalina Avenue, has since been demolished as part of the 'urban renewal' of the old town of Redondo Beach in the late 1960s. New Deal artworks created for the facility were moved to the current post office.  

The federal Treasury Department funded the construction of a post office building in Union City, Pennsylvania at 11(?) E. High Street, in 1939-40. The U.S. government purchased the 123-by-162-foot plot of land for the building for $10,015.91 in May 1939, and the $75,000 post office was dedicated in August 1940. While the building has since been demolished, a relief sculpture created for the lobby has been relocated to the 'new' post office in Union City.

West Palm Beach received a classic, stately federal post office building at 400 South Olive Avenue during the Great Depression. Funded by the Treasury Department, the post office's cornerstone was laid on Oct. 31, 1936. The building was dedicated on May 1, 1937. The New Deal-era post office served until replaced by a new facility at 801 Clematis Street. At this point the 'old' post office "stood abandoned for years until 1979, when it was demolished to make way for affordable housing for older citizens ..." A series of murals created for the 1937 post office have since been relocated.

White Bear Lake was home to a historic post office building with New Deal connections. A site for the building was acquired in 1936 and bids were accepted in 1937. The operation was a branch of the St. Paul post office as of June 1, 1938, and the building was likely completed that year. No longer extant, in its place is a bank building at 2151 3rd Street.

The historic former post office in Bristol, Connecticut was originally constructed during the early 20th century. An extension was added to the building as part of a New Deal project, which was completed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was located on the west side of Main Street at Riverside Avenue, has since been demolished.

The historic former post office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1940 (exact start and completion dates unknown). The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, was destroyed by a natural gas explosion in 1979. The building's sole remnant is the eagle that was located above the front door, now located above and behind the new post office's retail counter. The site of the post office had been given to the federal government for $1. The building was of colonial design. Per the Reading Times:    An allotment of $75,000 was made under the emergency...

Now privately owned, Alamosa, Colorado received a new post office during the Great Depression. The building was commissioned by the federal Treasury Department in conjunction with the Public Works Administration. AlamosaNews.com: "The federal government bought the ... property from Mrs. Frank Ruby in 1934 for $9,000 and contracted the construction to a Wichita, Kansas company, HW Underhill. The total construction cost was just under $45,000 “which would barely get us one room today,” Borders said. The cornerstone of the building was sealed on Sept. 10, 1935, and the post office opened for business on Nov. 30, 1935, under Postmaster John E. Harron. Borders said...

The historic former post office in Algona, Iowa was built in 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The somewhat distinctive building, which was designed by John Winthrop Wolcott, Jr. housed an example of New Deal artwork (since relocated). The building is now privately owned, having housed a local woodworking business and a preschool.

The historic former post office building in Alice, Texas was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, located at the southwest corner of E. 1st St. and N. Wright St., is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Alpine, Texas was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. According to a plaque the building served as Alpine's post office "from June 24, 1938 to September 2000. In 1998, with the help of Congressman Henry Bonilla, Brewster County was able to acquire the building. After renovation by the County, the building was rededicated to public use on July 4, 2002." The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.

From Flickr user Courthouselover in 2012: "Built in 1940, this former post office today acts as the Alvin Historical Museum. The old mural that once hung in this post office's lobby today is rolled up in storage awaiting restoration." Since then, the mural has been restored, thanks to the efforts of former Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan and his wife Ruth. It now hangs in the museum.

The historic former post office building in Amherst, Ohio was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork, and now houses the nonprofit: Main Street Amherst.

The former post office in Arlington, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. (Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.) The building contains an example of New Deal artwork: "Gathering Pecans." Having since been sold, the building is now privately owned; it is presently home to Worthington National Bank.

This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury Department for Ashland in 1940. The building is still standing, but is now privately owned.

The historic post office building in Baldwinsville, New York was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1937, housed a New Deal mural (since relocated to the present post office in Baldwinsville). The New Deal post office is now privately owned.

The historic former post office in Batesburg(, Batesburg-Leesville), South Carolina was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork, and is located at the northeast corner of W. Railroad Ave. and Pine St. In the 1980s, the cities of Batesburg & Leesville combined into one city and a new post office was constructed. As of 2013, the old New Deal Batesburg post office had been sold and left vacant by its new owners.

This historic former post office building in Batesville, Mississippi was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The one-story brick building has a basement. Wright (2003) described the building, "...a copper visor over the front entrance...recessed windows...decorative dentil work around the top perimeter and between recessed window openings...iron railing on front facade." This building is now used as a private law office. An example of New Deal artwork that had been created for the building has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Baxley, Georgia was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building now serves as Appling County's Magistrate Court.

The historic former post office building in Bay Minette, Alabama was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building was dedicated on April 23, 1938. Postal operations, as well as a New Deal artwork created for this building, have since relocated.

The Colonial Revival-style post office building in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi was constructed by Dye and Mullings on behalf of the federal Treasury Department. Built in 1935-6, the building is now privately owned. Unfortunately the cornerstone has been damaged to the point of illegibility. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has been relocated.

Constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1934, the historic former post office building in Bedford, Ohio is now privately owned. In 2013 the building was renovated and converted into private offices for the law firm Doty & Miller: "Shifting their design efforts to preservation, Doty & Miller consulted blueprints obtained from the Bedford Historical Society so they could re-create the original lobby features and restore the exterior to its 1934 appearance. In addition to the LEED certification, the project also received awards from the Cleveland Restoration Society, which recognized it as an adaptive reuse that also preserved historic architecture."   (https://blog.preservationnation.org)

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1938. The post office eventually moved to Blum Court. This building now houses the Historical Society of Harford County.

In the mid-1930s, a new post office on Otis Avenue was constructed with Treasury Department funds in Bell, CA. The building was later expanded and re-dedicated in 1964. As of 2025, the building no longer functions as a post office. An example of New Deal artwork created for the post office is now in private hands.

The historic former post office in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which also received an example of New Deal artwork, now houses the Southwest Regional Police Department.

The historic former post office building in Benton, Arkansas was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building is now privately owned and utilized for commercial purposes. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated.

The historic former post office building in Bentonville, Arkansas was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. The building presently houses court functions for Benton County. As of 2025 a plan to potentially demolish the structure (proposed in 2016) has not come to pass.

The historic New Deal post office building in Bethesda MD – sometimes misattributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA) – was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1937. The Neo-Georgian building was constructed out of native stone trucked in from Stoneyhurst Quarries on River Road... (www.bethesdamagazine.com) The post office remained in use until 2012, when "faced with mounting financial difficulties, the USPS  closed it in 2012 and sold it for $4 million to the Donohoe Companies." The New Deal mural from the post office has been restored and was relocated to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center in 2013.

One of the few municipal projects to be funded through the Hoover Administration's 1931 general appropriations bill (Pub. L. No. 869, 46 Stat. 1552, 1587), the former Post Office in Beverly Hills, CA, was completed by the Treasury Department in 1933. "The prominent and prolific Architect Ralph C. Flewelling, designer of buildings at UCLA and USC, in concert with Alison & Alison Architects, received the commission for the Italian Renaissance Revival style building. The Post Office officially opened in 1934 and was dedicated in 1936 under the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration" (see "Building History"). Of the post office, architect Flewelling said:...

The historic former post office in Big Spring, Texas was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, presently serves as the 118th District Courthouse.

This former post office was built with Treasury funding in 1940. The building has been sold and now contains private offices. The mural is still on display and may be viewed with permission of the owner.

The historic former post office in Bishopville, South Carolina was built with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1940. The building, which was dedicated on June 27, 1940 to a crowd of at least 2,000, is now privately owned. As of 2025 it is a tobacco shop.

The historic former post office in Blawnox, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1939-40 with federal Treasury Department funds. Construction on the $50,000 building started Aug. 1, 1939, and it was dedicated on Jan. 13, 1940. Postal operations have since relocated. The facility, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is now privately owned.

The handsome one-story, brick Colonial Revival-style former post office in Booneville, Mississippi was constructed in 1939 with Treasury Department funds. It is currently in use as the Chancery Clerk's office. Details include a basement, semicircular granite steps leading to the entrance, cast iron railings, and a limestone frieze and cornice with a semicircular portico over the steps. It also houses a mural by Stefan Hirsch, completed and installed in 1943.

The Old Borger post office, located at the northeast corner of 5th Ave. and Diehl Streets, is now privately owned. The Hutchinson County Herald stated that the PWA allotted $53,900 in funding the the building.

The Transylvania County Administration building at 101 South Broad Street in Brevard, North Carolina was originally constructed as a New Deal post office. The post office was one of several similar Federal/Greek Revival-style facilities in western North Carolina. Per The Transylvania Times: "On Aug. 3, 1938 bids were received on 10 sites available in the downtown Brevard. A lot on the corner of Broad and Morgan streets was purchased from Mrs. Beulah Zachary for $4,000 on May 5, 1939. Groundbreaking took place on May 6, 1940. The Post Office began operating from the building in January 1941." "The building served as the...

The historic former post office in Brownsville, Tennessee was built with Treasury Department funds. Construction began in fall 1935 and the post office opened for business April 2, 1936. The one-story brick Colonial Revival building has four original 32-light display windows, original paired eight-light wood and glass doors, with wooden surround and broken pediment over the door . The building has a brick parapet, stone cornice with ornamentation, and stone window lintels. After a new post office for Brownsville was built the New Deal-era facility was sold, and it is now privately owned.

The historic former post office building in Buford, Georgia was constructed in 1941 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is now a church.

The historic post office building in Burlingame, California was constructed in 1941 with Treasury Department funds. The building was sold to private interests in September 2014 and ceased its postal operations in January 2015. Part of the building and its artwork have been incorporated into a new adaptive reuse project.