Post Office – Lexington MA

City:
Lexington, MA

Site Type:
Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Completed:
1937

Designer:
Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Lexington, Massachusetts branch post office was constructed with Treasury Department funds and opened for business in 1938. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The 1937 cornerstone reads:
“Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Farley
Postmaster General
Louis A Simon
Supervising Architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising Engineer
1937”

Source notes

Cornerstone.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 22, 2018.

Location Info


1661 Massachusetts Ave.
Lexington, MA 02420
Middlesex County

Coordinates: 42.446968, -71.225146

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