- City:
- Westfield, NJ
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designers:
- John C Bollenbacher, Louis A. Simon
Description
The Westfield post office was constructed between 1937 and 1938 with New Deal funds. Inside resides a 1939 mural by Roy Hilton titled “The New Stagecoach.” A second mural, “Building of Westfield,” was destroyed during post office lobby renovations in 1964.
Source notes
Post office cornerstone https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867 https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/182883736/ https://www.wpamurals.org/newjersy.htm https://www.flickr.com/photos/auvet/182883736/Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 1, 2014.
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