Post Offices Sites

The historic Post Office and Courthouse in Auburn, New York was "built in 1888–1890 and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Mifflin E. Bell, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The limestone-and-brick building was expanded in 1913–1914, designed by James M. Elliot, and again in 1937." The latter extension served as a New Deal project, developed with funds provided by the federal the Treasury Department. The building presently serves as a county office building.

Waycross's historic U.S. Post Office and courthouse was originally completed in 1935. The building received an extension, completed in 1935/6, funded by the Treasury Department; it is the extension that qualifies it as a New Deal project. The building is now privately owned.

Designed by James A. Wetmore and constructed just prior the Roosevelt administration, Camden's new post office and courthouse saw continual improvements during the New Deal era, including: the addition of lavatories on the second floor; the reinforcement of aluminum windows; and fifth-floor remodeling. The GSA documents various other minor improvements. The GSA also describes the courthouse and post office in detail: "Completed in 1932, the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse represents an important example of 1930s Neoclassical federal architecture in the Modernist manner. A cornerstone near the entry indicates this building was completed under James A. Wetmore, who served as acting...

The Salina United States Post Office and Federal Building (c. 1937-1938) is located at 211 W. Iron in Salina, Saline County, Kansas. The two story, flat roofed, limestone building has a northern facade orientation. The building measures approximately one hundred and twenty feet from east to west and one hundred and seventeen feet from north to south. The facade of the building is comprised of three groups of three multipaned, metal windows. These are linearly aligned windows with inset marble panels between the first and second levels. The Section sculpture projects from the building on the wall space that flanks...

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse building in downtown Athens, Georgia, was constructed with Treasury Department funds and completed in 1942.

The present post office in Hudson, New York was originally completed in 1911; a Treasury Department-funded building addition was completed at a cost of $99,000 in 1938.

The historic post office in Newark, New York "was designed and built in 1911–1913 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, James Knox Taylor. The original, main block is a 1-story, five-by-three-bay building clad in stucco and executed in the Classical Revival style. The large rear wing was added to the building in 1938–1939." The late 1930s New Deal extension was funded by the federal Treasury Department. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, the building is still in use today.

The historic early-century post office building (orig. built 1903-5) in Norwich, Connecticut was extended and remodeled with federal Treasury Department funds in a New Deal project undertaken in 1938-9. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in use today. The cornerstone is rather unusual, noting both the original date of construction (1903) and extension date (1938).

Pittston, Pennaylvania's 1925 post office was extended and remodeled in 1940-1 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Work began in Sept. 1940. Per Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News, Aug. 13, 1940: F. J. Cuppels, Kingston, was low bidder for the construction of the proposed United States Post Office extension and remodeling at Pittston, according w.to. announcement made today by Reynolds, commissioner of Public Buildings, who reported the names of the construction firms seeking the contract to Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody. ... The new Reynolds building was designed in the...

The historic Main Post Office building in Plainfield, New Jersey was extended and remodeled with federal Treasury Department funds in a New Deal project completed in 1941. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in use today.

The historic main post office in Schenectady, New York was originally constructed in 1912. The building received a New Deal extension undertaken between 1933 and 1935. Work was overseen by contractor Leon Wexler and consisted of constructing the extension as well as remodeling of the building. A sign posted next to the building at the time of its construction said: "Federal Public Works Project No. 6."

An extension and remodeling of the historic Asbury Park, New Jersey post office was undertaken ca. 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. Work was completed late that year. The building is still in use today.

The historic post office in Ashburn, GA housed an example of New Deal artwork: "Southern Farm Life," a 1947 sculpture by Maurice Glickman. The status of the artwork is unknown. Local lore had it that a mural created for the post office and that had arrived in Ashburn for installation was so roundly rejected by those who saw it that it was "sent back to Washington." The work(s) would have been commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

The gorgeous Art Deco former post office in Princeton, West Virginia was built in 1934-5 with Treasury Department funds. Construction experienced early setbacks arising from funding issues. The building's dedication took place on October 5, 1935. In 1935 landscaping bids were sought, to wit: "The bids are for furnishing labor and materials, seeding and planting the grounds. Eight red bud trees, four Chinese elms, two white fringe trees, 12 mock orange trees and Japanese barberry hedge are to be planted." Since August 28, 2010 the historic facility has served a second life as the Princeton Public Library. It is now listed on...

Haleyville, Alabama's historic public library building was constructed as the community's post office with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The city has utilized the building as the community's library since the post office moved out in 1970. The building also houses a New Deal mural, presently in questionable condition.

The public library building in Upper Marlboro used to be the town Post Office, built in 1936 – one of  1,100 post offices built by the U.S. Treasury Department as part of the New Deal.  Today, it serves as the Upper Marlboro branch of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System.  The building is a good example of  the Colonial Revival style of architecture used often in the eastern states under Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect for the Treasury Department.  A large mural painted for the post office by local artist Mitchell Jamieson still hangs on its interior west wall. 

The stately former post office in downtown Jacksonville, Alabama was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The structure is made from white Alabama marble. The building presently serves as Jacksonville's public library.

The historic Purcell Station post office in downtown Plymouth, Michigan was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is now privately owned. Sale of the building and the relocation of retail operations was initiated in 2013.

The historic former post office in Quincy, Florida was constructed in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. Ground was broken on Jan. 18, 1935. The building served as the post office until the late 1990s; now, it houses Quincy's police department as the R.D. Edwards Building.  

The Treasury Department funded the construction of the U. S. Post Office and Federal Building. The Art Deco structure was built in 1935 at the cost of more than $225,000. The architect of record was Louis A. Simon of the Public Works Branch, Procurement Division of the United States Treasury. The contractor of record was Farnell A. Blaire. Inaugurated in 1937, the building houses an example of New Deal artwork. The structure's linear ornamentation is typical of the Art Deco style of that era. According to the Richmond County Historical Society, "The three-story orange brick building (which also has a basement) is ornamented by unglazed terra-cotta...

This former San Francisco post office, originally known as the Rincon Annex, was built in 1939-40 and served as the major package transfer center through the city's port – then the largest on the West Coast.  The building was paid for by the Treasury Department and designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in the Streamline Moderne style. The detail work, inside and out, is exceptional.  The exterior scrim features repeated dolphin bas-reliefs and carved eagles across the facade.  The exterior windows and doors are beautiful  examples of the Art Deco love of cast aluminum.  The interior lobby is done in green...

The monumental Moderne-style Robert N. C. Nix Federal Building, sometimes known as the William Penn Annex, was constructed under the auspices of the federal Public Works Administration (PWA) between 1937 and 1941. Its exterior features multiple examples of New Deal artwork. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. However, according to Mary Manfredi, the building is not listed on the Philadelphia Register and "it is not legally protected from alterations or demolition."    

Rome, New York's Historical Society & Museum occupies what was originally constructed as the city of Rome's post office in 1936-7. The building was funded with federal Treasury Department funds. A New Deal mural painted for the building now resides at Rome's City Hall.

"This is one of the more interesting post-office buildings in which the design avoids tradition. It is fireproof except for the roof, which is slow-burning construction. The exterior walls are a blue-gray brick trimmed with Indiana limestone and the spandrels are aluminum. The lobby has a terrazzo floor and base and a wainscot of American butternut. The workroom has an area of 8,600 square feet. The building was completed in August 1936 at a construction cost of $90,047. The P.W.A. allotment was $121,804.67 and the cost of the site $12,250."

The U.S. Treasury Department built the Santa Clara post office in 1935.  The building style is Mission Revival, which was popular for houses and civic buildings during the interwar period. It is also the site of Michael von Meyer's 1937 wood carving, "Early Pioneers," available for view in the library.

Phone: (831)423-0109 Access Hours: M-F 5am-7 pm; Sat 5am-6 pm Constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1936, this building is home to Henrietta Shore's murals depicting Santa Cruz industry: "Cabbage Farming," "Limestone Quarries," "Artichoke," and "Fishing."  

The historic Saunders Station post office at 1635 W Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia was constructed in 1937-8 with Treasury Department funds. The building was sold in 2015 to private interests, while the post office relocated a few properties away.

The Seaford Museum and Seaford Historical Society in Seaford, Delaware are located in what was formerly the community's 1935 New Deal post office. "The Seaford Museum includes a changing exhibit gallery, a presentation room, a general information area, and a gift shop. It is located in downtown Seaford on High Street in the restored 1930’s post office building."

The Treasury Department funded the construction of the New Deal-era former post office in Sevierville, Tennessee, in 1940. The post office has since relocated, and handsome building currently serves as the Sevier County Heritage Museum.

This federal building, formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was originally occupied in 1907 (with construction dates of 1905-1910, per the GSA). According to the General Services Administration, a three-story, 100-foot extension was constructed to the west side of the building during the New Deal. “At the date of the second addition, in 1935, the original two-story courtroom was demolished, its materials salvaged, and a new, larger courtroom was added to the west end of the second floor. The new courtroom is distinguished by oak paneled wainscoting, marble...

What is now the Sidney O. Smith Jr. Federal Building in Gainesville, Georgia received a New Deal-era addition. Unusually, the pre-WWI building received a 1934 cornerstone at the time. The building also received New Deal artwork as part of the expansion project. GSA: Originally constructed as a post office in 1910, the courthouse was designed by James Knox Taylor in the Greek Revival style, featuring granite and marble. It was later purchased by GSA and now serves as a Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. The building contains five floors above ground. A 1936 addition facing Spring Street repeats the style of the...

The post office in South Denver was constructed in 1939-40 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. The building is also home to an example of New Deal artwork, viewable in the lobby.

The historic South Hills Branch of the Pittsburgh post office, located at 3038 W. Liberty Ave. in Dormont, Pennsylvania was built in 1935 with Treasury Department funds. The handsome facility, which was designed by Carroll H. Pratt, is still in service.

Built in 1939.

Philadelphia's historic Southwark Station post office was constructed in 1935-6 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was one of several new postal facilities the federal government had constructed in Philadelphia in the mid-1930s. The Victor D. Abel-designed building houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in service.

Philadelphia's historic Spring Garden Station post office was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was one of several new postal facilities the federal government had constructed in Philadelphia in the mid-1930s. The Victor D. Abel-designed building houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in service.

Now known as the Springer Cultural Center, what was then the main post office for Champaign, Illinois received a New Deal-era addition. Actually, the building received an addition in 1929, though it was razed seven years later to accommodate the larger construction, which effectively doubled the size of the original building, in 1936. A home behind the property was also demolished to make way for the new rear addition. The facility was converted into a what was known as the Springer Federal Building in 1966. Listed to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, the building was deeded to the...

The Squirrel Hill Station post office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses a New Deal mural in its lobby, is still in operation.

The historic former post office in Salem, Oregon was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now serves as the State of Oregon Executive Building. Willamette Heritage: "A new federal building was dedicated October 16, 1937–the only marble post office building west of the Mississippi River (aside from Denver’s)–completed at a cost of $310,000. Postmaster General of the United States, James A. Farley, appeared for the ceremonies and some 2000 citizens turned out–in a pouring rain–to view the proceedings and dignitaries. (The old post office building was not demolished, however; it...

Cleveland's historic Station A post office was constructed with federal funds in 1935-6. The building, which features Art Deco details, was designed by Julius Boenisch.