- 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.
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