- City:
- Vidalia, GA
- Site Type:
- Post Offices, Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1938
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The stately former post office (now Municipal Building) in downtown Vidalia, Georgia was constructed with Treasury Department funds starting in 1935. Postmaster General James A. Farley dedicated the post office on April 28, 1938 (at 2:30 p.m.), as part of a tour that included multiple other new postal facilities in Georgia.
An example of New Deal artwork created for the building is still on-site, albeit partially destroyed.
Source notes
Cornerstone
"Welcome Ready," The Macon Telegraph, Apr. 27, 1938 (page 2): https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-post-office-dedicati/162943798/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 13, 2025.
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