- City:
- Newark, NJ
- Site Type:
- Post Offices, Federal Facilities, Federal Courthouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Designers:
- George Oakley Totten Jr., William E. Lehman
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The main post office in downtown Newark, NJ—designated the Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse in 2000 by act of Congress—was constructed during the Great Depression. The cornerstone bears the year 1933. The post office occupies the first floor of the building and features a grand lobby.
Source notes
Cornerstone
https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses.nsf
https://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/170075/fileName/2014_Newark_NJ_Frank_R_Lautenberg_U_S_Post_Office_and_Courthouse
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on July 28, 2013.
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