- City:
- Schenectady, NY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1935
- Contractor:
- Leon Wexler
Description
The historic main post office in Schenectady, New York was originally constructed in 1912. The building received a New Deal extension undertaken between 1933 and 1935. Work was overseen by contractor Leon Wexler and consisted of constructing the extension as well as remodeling of the building.
A sign posted next to the building at the time of its construction said: “Federal Public Works Project No. 6.”
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 63.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 25, 2015.
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