- City:
- Chicago, IL
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department, Post Office Department
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1938
- Designers:
- Howard Cheney, Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic Englewood Station Post Office on 63d Street in Chicago was built by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1938.
The Moderne-style structure was designed by Howard Cheney in the Treasury’s architecture office, directed by Louis Simon. The eight flanking window openings on the facade are two stories tall, framed in concrete. The building is clad in buff-colored brick.
The Englewood Station is still in operation. The lobby has been modified and the exterior looks rather threadbare, a fitting testament to the poverty afflicting the Englewood district on the city’s south side.
Source notes
Cornerstone
Site originally submitted by Joan Greer on October 27, 2024.
Additional contributions by Richard Walker.
Site last updated on October 27, 2024.
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