Post Office – Whittier CA

City:
Whittier, CA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1935

Designers:
Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect, Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer, R. L. Warren - Architect

Quality of Information:
Good

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The New Deal post office in Whittier, California, was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. It was designed by R. L. Warren, with Louis A. Simon, one of the Roosevelt Administration’s chief New Deal architects, serving as Supervising Architect. Neal A. Melick served as Supervising Engineer.

The building is still in service, but the New Deal mural has been painted over during renovations.

 

Source notes

https://ochistorical.blogspot.com/2009/07/huntington-beachs-main-st-post-office.html

Site originally submitted by Candi Nash on September 20, 2010.
Additional contributions by Roger McNitt.

Location Info


6709 Washington Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601
Los Angeles County

Coordinates: 33.98082, -118.03502

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