- City:
- Susanville, CA
- Site Type:
- Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1937
- Designers:
- Alfred C. Finn, Louis A. Simon
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The post office in Susanville, California was constructed in 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses a New Deal mural by Helen Forbes, is still in service. The facade of the building has been totally modified, however, by the addition of a front porch in the 1960s.
There are photos of the building’s construction, original facade and reconstruction in cases inside the building (alas, the photographs of those photos, below, show reflection from the glass in the cases).
Source notes
Display cases in the Post Office
Postmistress interview, July 6, 2018
Susanville Historical Society
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 29, 2015.
Additional contributions by Katie Boeck.
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Would the building be eligible for the National Registry even though the fascade has been altered? The mural remains and I believe there are still some features including the architects corner stone.
Thanks,
Steve Fuller