Start Year: 1938

The historic post office in Charleston, Mississippi was constructed in 1938-9 with federal Treasury Department funds. The gorgeous building continues to serve its original function.

The attractive and historic post office in Crawford, Nebraska was built in 1938-1939/40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is still in service. Wikipedia: "The Crawford US Post Office is located at the northwest corner on 2nd and Main Streets in the commercial district of Crawford, Nebraska. It was built in the Moderne style in the late 1930s from standardized blueprints. Included in the listing are three contributing objects: two ornamental lampposts flanking the staircase to the main entrance and a flagpole. The...

In 1938-1939, the Public Works Administration (PWA) contributed $302,727 towards the creation of the Huttonsville Prison Farm, a medium security correctional facility. Initial construction seems to have been completed in late 1939 or early 1940, with several subsequent expansions. New Deal funding for jails and prisons was often geared towards the relief of overcrowded, dangerous, inhumane, or unsanitary conditions; and this was true of the Huttonsville Prison Farm. It relieved overcrowding at Moundsville State Prison (located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia) and included modern drinking water and waste disposal facilities, as well as a "fully-equipped... Surgical Ward, Hospital Ward,...

The gorgeous and historic main post office in Eugene, Oregon was constructed in 1938-9 with Treasury Department funds. Ground was broken in August 1938 and the building opened for business on July 10, 1939. The building, which houses examples of New Deal artwork, is still in operation. Per NRHP nomination form: The Eugene Post Office is an outstanding example of federal architecture completed during the Depression Era. It also represents one of the largest post office construction projects in Oregon during that era. The design is unusual in the state as an example of Stripped Classical flavored by Art Deco, and is...

The historic former post office in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania was built in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. An example of New Deal artwork was also created for the facility, which is now privately owned.

The historic post office in Lewisburg, West Virginia was built in 1938-9 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Ada, Ohio was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The stately building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service today.

The historic post office building in Whitehall, New York built in 1938 "and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis A. Simon. The building is in the Colonial Revival style and is a modest one story building, three bays wide and clad in red brick." The facility, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Cambridge, Minnesota was built in 1938-9 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The stately stone post office in Curwensville, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The historic building is still in service.