Post Office – Holyoke MA

City:
Holyoke, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Description

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934. This is an elaborate building with a large amount of marble on the interior, art deco moulding, a bas relief eagle above the door, and reliefs in the wall on the front highlighting transportation and the mail.

Source notes

Park and Markowitz, Democratic Vistas, Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, 1984.

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on January 28, 2013.

Location Info


650 Dwight St.
Holyoke, MA 01040

Location notes:

Coordinates: 42.208024, -72.61010

Site Details

Total Cost
$1,800.00

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