Post Office – Forest Park IL

City:
Forest Park, IL

Site Type:
Post Offices, Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Started:
1937

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Forest Park post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

Source notes

Personal visit on 10/27/2013 by David, Post Office Fans Illinois New Deal Post Office List (www.postofficefans.com) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz A Guide to Depression Era Art in Illinois Post Offices: [Pamphlet] Mary Emma Thompson, PH. D.

Site originally submitted by Post Office Fans on July 4, 2016.

Location Info


417 Des Plains Ave.
Forest Park, IL 60130

Coordinates: 41.8788118, -87.8143619

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