Wayne Aspinall Federal Building Addition - Grand Junction CO

City:: Grand Junction, CO
Site Type:: Post Offices, Federal Facilities
New Deal Agencies:: Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)
Site Survival:: Extant

Description

“The three-story Italian Renaissance Revival style building was constructed as a post office in 1918. James A. Wetmore served as the supervisory architect. The walls are of Indiana limestone, and the tall first floor windows are set in rounded arches. A 1940 addition, funded by the PWA, extends from the rear of the building. In 1972, Congress renamed the building in honor of Wayne N. Aspinall who had a distinguished career as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1949 to 1973.” (www.historycolorado.org)