- City:
- Mechanicville, NY
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Completed:
- 1935
- Contractor:
- Loucks & Clarke Corp.
Description
The historic post office in Mechanicville, New York was constructed as a federally sponsored Public Works Administration (PWA) project with Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1935, is still in use today.
A completion photograph at the National Archives cites the building as “Federal Public Works Project #293.”
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 61. https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 25, 2015.
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