Federal Building and Post Office

: Federal Building and Post Office

Project type: Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies: Treasury Department (TD)

Started: 1933

Completed: 1934

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Description

The historic Federal Building and Post Office in Duncan, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was constructed between 1933 and 1934, and it is still in use today.

: Post Office
This Federal building was constructed between 1933 and 1934 under a Federal program. This is a two-story building with a basement, constructed of large stone blocks in two tones. The building faces north and has a wide, recessed entry porch. Four stone block columns support this porch. There are two entrances, consisting of double glass doors with sidelights and transom. At the center the wall is engraved "Federal Building". Above the entrances the stone is engraved "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE".

Post Office
Photo: hamquilter , Source Public Domain 2018

Post Office

: Post Office in Duncan, OK

Post Office in Duncan, OK
Photo: hamquilter , Source Public Domain 2018

Post Office in Duncan, OK

: United States Post Office

United States Post Office
Photo: hamquilter , Source Public Domain 2018

United States Post Office

: Duncan Post Office

Duncan Post Office
Photo: hamquilter , Source Public Domain 2018

Duncan Post Office

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service:
Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 72.

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Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 23, 2015.

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Location Info

800 W. Willow Ave.
Duncan, OK 73533

Coordinates: 34.500684, -97.956977

Federal Building and Post Office – Duncan OK