Phoebus Post Office in Hampton, Virginia
Agency: Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA), Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding
Completed: 1938
Designers: Louis A. Simon
Site Survival: Extant
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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.
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Phoebus Post Office cornerstone, Hampton, Virginia
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Phoebus Post Office completion plaque, Hampton, Virginia
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Phoebus Post Office cupola
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Phoebus Post Office in Hampton, Virginia
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Interior
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia, bulletin board.
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Another pair of glass-covered wooden bulletin boards.
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Back view with loading dock
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia, interior view
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Northeast exterior.
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Original United States Civil Service Commission bulletin cabinet.
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Stone eagle over the main entrance
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Phoebus Post Office, Hampton, Virginia. Wood-and-glass brass-trimmed vestibule at the main entrance.
Source notes
"The New Deal: A 75th Anniversary Celebration." Kathryn Flynn with Richard Polese. Post Office Photo Collection Phoebus Virginia New Deal Projects
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