Post Office (former) – McKenzie TN
The former McKenzie Tennessee post office was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935. It now houses the Gordon Browning Museum.
Post Office (former) – Palm Beach FL
The former post office at 95 N County Road in Palm beach, Florida is a striking example of Spanish Colonial Revival design. It was constructed in 1936-7 with Treasury Department funds and houses examples of New Deal artwork. NRHP nomination… read more
Post Office (former) – Pittsburg CA
The former Pittsburg post office, a Spanish Revival building, was constructed in 1935 by the US Treasury Department’s Division of Procurement. It has been sold to private owners (as have all too many post offices) and the building is now… read more
Post Office (former) – Placerville CA
This classic Post Office building was constructed in 1940. “An article from the Mountain Democrat quotes Postmaster Joseph Scherer as having receipts of $28,928 for 1936 — an increase of more than a thousand dollars. “This continuing increase is a… read more
Post Office (former) – Seguin TX
The historic former post office in Seguin, Texas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1934. The building is now privately owned.
Post Office (former) – Silver Spring MD
The historic post office building in Silver Spring MD was constructed in 1936-37 by the Treasury Department. Its construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA (Works Progress Administration). It is a typical Colonial Revival style building, often used in… read more
Post Office (former) – Spearfish SD
In 1940 this post office opened for the use of the citizens of Spearfish. It was built in an architectural style that was used in many small towns. There were also offices in the basement to house federal programs such… read more
Post Office (former) – Stoughton MA
This former post office building was constructed by the Treasury in 1937. It is now privately owned. The post office originally contained a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “A Massachusetts Countryside” painted by Jean Watson in 1940. “The mural… read more
Post Office (former) – Ukiah CA
The former post office in Ukiah CA was built in 1936 and inaugurated Jan. 30, 1937. The building’s construction was funded by the Treasury Department, and is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It is a typical single-story Moderne-style… read more
Post Office (former) – York PA
The York Post Office was constructed ca. 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building was sold in 2013, and operations relocated.
Post Office (former) Mural – Graham TX
Mural entitled “Oil Fields of Graham” painted by Alexandre Hogue, University of Tulsa Art Professor Emeritus, in 1939. The mural “depicts the area’s economic base, oil and natural gas production, and agriculture”(Old Post Office Museum and Art Center, opomac.net). The… read more
Post Office (former) Mural – Morehead KY
Frank W. Long painted the oil-on-canvas mural “The Rural Free Delivery” in 1939 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work is housed in what was originally constructed as the Morehead post office, is now a municipal building. The… read more
Post Office (former) Murals – Livingston TX
The oil painting, “Buffalo Hunting,” was one of two murals created in 1940 for the then-new former post office building in Livingston, Texas. It depicts an Indian brave on a brown and white pony riding next to a buffalo with… read more
Post Office (former) Murals – Rutland VT
There are 6 murals in the now-former post office building at 151 West Street in Rutland, Vermont. Painted in 1937 by Stephen J. Belaski, the works depict the “Early History of Vermont.” The artwork was commissioned under the auspices of… read more
Post Office (hormer) – Kilgore TX
The four works of art — two sprawling paintings and two smaller, companion pieces — will soon be back on display on the walls of what is now the Kilgore History & Arts Center. The post office to be erected… read more
Post Office and Courthouse Reliefs – Greeneville TN
The former Greenville Tennessee post office and courthouse at 101 W Summer St. was built in 1904. In 1939, William Zorach installed two wooden carved reliefs depicting “The Resources of Nature” and “Man Power.” The carvings were funded by the… read more
Post Office Mural – Alvin TX
Texas artist Loren Mozley completed “Emigrants at Nightfall” in 1942 for the Alvin Post Office, also a New Deal Project. After years of storage, it was recently restored with help from a donation from former Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan… read more
Post Office Mural – Bridgeville PA
The historic 1938 post office in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania housed an example of New Deal artwork: “Smelting,” painted by Walter Alton Carnelli in 1941. The mural was destroyed in 1965, but a photo reproduction and descriptive plaque are present.
Post Office Mural – Camden TN
The Camden post office contains a 1938 Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by John H. Fyfe entitled “Mail Delivery to Tranquility – The first post office in Benton County.”
Post Office Mural – Claremont CA
In 1937, Milford Zornes painted an enormous oil-on-canvas mural, “California Landscape,” in the Claremont, CA, post office. The mural was funded by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP). Zornes was assisted by other painters, including George Biddle. The 58′ x… read more
Post Office Mural – Clifton TX
This oil-on-campus mural “Texas Longhorn—A Vanishing Breed” was painted by Ila Turner McAfee in 1941 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Fairfield IL
Artist William Schwartz painted this mural titled “Old Settlers” for the Fairfield post office in 1936, under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Golden CO
A Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled “Building the New Road” was painted by Kenneth Evett in 1941 for the Golden post office (now the Downtown Station post office). The mural is still in place and in good shape…. read more
Post Office Mural – Hazlehurst MS
The post office contains a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural “Life in the Mississippi Cotton Belt,” painted by Auriel Bessemer in 1939 and installed in the Hazlehurst post office that same year. Bessemer was the son of Hungarian immigrants… read more
Post Office Mural – Helper UT
The mural “Western Town” by Jenne Magafan was painted in 1941 under the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and was a winner of the Treasury Section’s 48-State Post Office mural competition. The mural is 25.5 x 43.5 feet and painted with oil-on-fiberboard. … read more
Post Office Mural – Sayre OK
The post office contains a 1940 Section of Fine Arts mural by Vance Kirkland entitled “The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Country.”
Post Office Mural – Susanville CA
“Deer,” an egg tempera mural, was painted by Helen K. Forbes for the Susanville, California post office in 1939. The project was funded by the federal Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts.
Post Office Mural – Watonga OK
The historic post office in Watonga, Oklahoma houses New Deal artwork. The oil-on-canvas mural, entitled “Roman Nose Canyon,” was completed by Edith Mahier in 1941 and installed in the post office lobby, where it is still viewable today. From the National… read more
Post Office Mural – Winnemucca NV
The 1940 oil-on-canvas mural, “Cattle Round-Up,” by Polly Duncan depicts several cowboys guiding cattle into a shed while the bulk of the herd is being driven in from the broad expanse of the Nevada landscape. It is a typical New… read more
Post Office Murals – Hyde Park NY
The Hyde Park NY post office has murals covering all four walls painted by Olin Dows in 1941. Dows called the group of 19 panels, “Professions and Industries of Hyde Park.” He provided a guide to his murals in booklet… read more
Post Office Murals – Poughkeepsie NY
The Poughkeepsie post office has five large murals on the walls depicting local scenes from the 17th to 20th centuries. Two horizontal murals at either end of the lower lobby are views of Poughkeepsie from across the Hudson in 1839… read more
Post Office Murals – Rhinebeck NY
The Rhinebeck post office contains a series of twelve murals (plus those over the windows) depicting scenes from local history. The murals were painted by Olin Dows in 1940 with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funding. Dows was a Rhinebeck resident… read more
Post Office Relief – Stoneham MA
The Terra Cotta relief entitled “Shoemakers of Stoneham” was carved by William Zorach as a part of the New Deal Section of Fine Arts program funded by the Treasury Department. “[The relief] depicts three men diligently working away constructing shoes…. read more
Post Office Sculpture – Haddon Heights NJ
With Treasury Relief Arts Program funding, Isamu Noguchi produced this cast stone relief entitled “The Letter” for display at the Haddon Heights post office in 1939. Noguchi is best known for his bas-relief “News” on the exterior of 40 Rockefeller… read more
Potosi High School – Potosi MO
PWA funding built this high school in Potosi in 1936. It is a large 2 story building with a brick façade and a concrete base. Bas reliefs are at the top of the central entry portion of the front of… read more
Pou Ave Bridge – Ballinger TX
The Works Progress Administration built an arched stone bridge over a small creek near the intersection of Pou Avenue and N. 13th Street. The bridge consists of two arches. Located along the side of the bridge is a rock wall that… read more
Pounds Hollow Recreation Area – Junction IL
Pounds Hollow was the first recreational site constructed for Shawnee National Forest. A dam, beach, bathhouse, boat dock, utility buildings, roads, and a caretakers house were constructed by CCC crews from Camp Cadiz.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Trails – Orick CA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made the first improvements to the newly-acquired Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Company 1903 worked out of a CCC camp established at the north end of the ‘prairie’ at the present park entrance in 1933…. read more
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: Visitors Center – Orick CA
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made the first improvements to the newly-acquired Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Company 1903 worked out of a CCC camp established at the north end of the ‘prairie’ at the present park entrance. The first… read more
Presbytère (Louisiana State Museum) Renovation – New Orleans LA
The former Presbytère or Rectory of the late 18th century St. Louis Cathedral is now part of the Louisiana State Museum complex, along with the old Cabildo Building. The Cabildo flanks St. Louis on the west and the Presbytère on… read more