Newport News Federal Building
Agency: Treasury Department
Completed: 1941
Designers: Louis A. Simon
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
An extension to the Newport News Federal Building’s main structure was built with Treasury Department funds. Construction was completed in 1941. The building, which is still in use, houses New Deal artwork. The original Newport News Federal Building was built in 1904. The building has two entrances. One is on the post office side on 26th street and the other is on the Customs side on 25th street.
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Cornerstone on the Newport News Federal Building
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The New-Deal Newport News Federal Building annex, set back from original building seen at left (of photo)
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The New-Deal Newport News Federal Building annex at dusk, seen from 25th Street
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Newport News Federal Building - The cornerstone is visible at the bottom center of the photo
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Detail of the New-Deal Newport News Federal Building, where a decorative balustrade is a modest echo of the more ornate style of the original building
Source notes
Newport News Virginia New Deal Projects - Federal Building
National Archives, RG 121-BS, Box 91, Folder F, Print 2A.
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 13, 2015.
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