Post Office – Falmouth MA

City:
Falmouth, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1940

Description

The post office in Falmouth, Massachusetts was constructed with federal funds. The building, which opened for business in 1940, is still in use today.

A New Deal-funded oil painting titled “Recapture of Corn Schooner from British” hangs in the lobby. It was painted by Karl Oberteuffer in 1943.

Source notes

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

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 1, 2014.

Location Info

120 Main St.
Falmouth, MA 02540
Barnstable County

Coordinates: 41.553514, -70.61769

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