- City:
- Hampton, VA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designer:
- Louis A. Simon
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This New Deal post office was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. It is also the site of William Caffee’s 1941 mural, “Chesapeake Fisherman.”
Researcher Frank da Cruz notes that the post office’s Colonial Revival design is by Louis A. Simon who was the Supervising Architect in the U.S. Department of the Treasury at the time. The Engineer was Neal A. Melick.
Source notes
"The New Deal: A 75th Anniversary Celebration." Kathryn Flynn with Richard Polese. Post Office Photo Collection Phoebus Virginia New Deal ProjectsAt this Location:
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