Post Office – Compton CA

City:
Compton, CA

Site Type:
Post Offices, Federal Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
Unknown

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The construction of the post office in Compton, CA, was funded by the Department of the Treasury. It was completed in 1935 and is home to James Redmond’s mural “Early California” (see linked project).

Source notes

Photos by Jordan McAlister (accessed Mar. 30, 2023)

Site originally submitted by Shaina Potts on March 3, 2010.

Location Info


101 S Willowbrook Ave
Compton, CA 90220
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 33.8956, -118.2246

At this Location:

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