Post Office – Hamilton MT

City:
Hamilton, MT

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Started:
1940

Completed:
1941

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The historic post office in Hamilton, Montana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in the amount of $100,000.  Construction began in 1940 and was completed in 1941.  

The style of the building is standard design for post offices at the time, a sort of cross between Federalist and Moderne, with flat roof and white trim around windows and the front entrance. We doubt is that the architectural plan came from the Public Works Administration, as stated on the historic marker in front; the Treasury Department’s Procurement Division had its own team of architects, led by Louis Simon.

A New Deal mural was installed in the lobby in 1942.

An addition was made to the building in 1997 and the entrance moved to the other side, which means the public access to the lobby is limited (we had to ask a janitor to let us see the mural).

The building is still in use today and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the rest of the Hamilton Commercial Historic District.

Source notes

Cornerstone on building

Informational plaques in front of building

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 28, 2014.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.

Location Info


105 North 4th St.
Hamilton, MT 59840
Ravalli County

Coordinates: 46.24717, -114.16018

Site Details

Federal CostTotal Cost
$100,000 $100,000

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