Post Office – Arlington MA

City:
Arlington, MA

Site Type:
Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1936

Description

The Arlington, Massachusetts branch post office was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1936, is still in use today.

A mural in the lobby, titled “Purchase of the Land and Modern Tilling of the Soil,” was painted by William C. Palmer in 1938.

Source notes

https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867
https://www.wpamurals.org/massachu.htm

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 20, 2014.

Location Info

10 Court St.
Arlington, MA 02476
Middlesex County

Coordinates: 42.416945, -71.15571

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