Post Office – Lake Providence LA

City:
Lake Providence, LA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Completed:
1940

Contractor:
Algernon Blair

Description

The historic post office in Lake Providence, Louisiana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. It was completed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Source notes

National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service: Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 36.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 23, 2016.

Location Info


202 Sparrow St.
Lake Providence, LA 71254

Coordinates: 32.802783, -91.170426

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