Post Office, Portales, New Mexico
Project type: Federal Facilities, Post Offices
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA), Treasury Department (TD)
Started: 1936
Completed: 1937
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Description
The historic post office in Portales, New Mexico was built during the Great Depression as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project, in 1936-7. Construction of the building is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA. The post office, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Post Office Detail, Portales, New Mexico
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Post Office Cornerstone, Portales, New Mexico
Source notes
https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/5bad77db-c0b1-4613-ac22-cf8d76431761
Cornerstone
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