The Wapakoneta post office was constructed with federal funds and opened in 1936. The mural “Wapakoneta and American History,” painted by Joseph Limarzi, was installed in the lobby in 1937. The post office is still in use today.
The historic Warren post office was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds in 1936. The building, which houses New Deal artwork, is still in use today.
Wauseon’s post office was constructed 1937, built with funding from the Treasury Department. A New Deal mural by Jack Greitzer is installed in the lobby.
The historic post office in Waverly, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1941. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
The historic post office in Wellston, Ohio was constructed in 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.
This post office was opened in 1937, built with funding from the Treasury Department. It also houses a mural by Mitchell Jamieson.
The historic post office in Woodsfield, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1938. The building, which houses an example of new Deal artwork, is still in service.
The post office in Worthington was constructed in 1938 with Treasury Department funds. It is also the site of Vernon Carlock’s “Scioto County Settler,” sculpted in 1939.
The historic post office building in Yellow Springs, Ohio was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds in 1940. The building, which features a New Deal mural in the lobby, is still in use today.
The historic former post office building in Amherst, Ohio was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, now municipally owned, houses an example of New Deal artwork.
Constructed by the Treasury in 1934, this building has recently been renovated and converted into private offices for the law firm Doty & Miller: “Shifting their design efforts to preservation, Doty & Miller consulted blueprints obtained from the Bedford Historical… read more
The historic former post office building in Campbell, Ohio was constructed ca. 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, is privately owned. Unfortunately, much of the concrete details on the building’s… read more
The historic former post office building in Chagrin Falls, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1939. The building is now privately owned. It housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated.
The historic post office building in downtown Geneva, Ohio was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was sold when a new post office was constructed south on Broadway. The former site housed an example of New Deal artwork,… read more
The historic branch post office building in Lakewood, Ohio was constructed during the Great Depression with Treasury Department funds. The building no longer houses postal operations; it is now privately owned.
The historic New Deal post office in Louisville, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building no longer serves as a post office. An example of New Deal artwork created for the New Deal building has been relocated to… read more
The historic New Deal Maumee post office building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which no longer houses postal operations, housed an example of New Deal artwork, which has since been relocated to the current facility.
The historic New Deal Miamisburg post office building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now operates as a senior center.
The historic New Deal post office building in Perrysburg, Ohio was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is now privately owned.
The former Westerville post office was a New Deal project and used to contain a mural by Olive Nuhfer. The mural has been moved to a new post office north of downtown. An early photograph of the building can be… read more
The historic former post office building in Willoughby, Ohio was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building had housed an example of New Deal artwork, now missing. Postal operations have moved to a different facility in the… read more
The historic former post office building in Amherst, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Pioneers Crossing the Ohio River,” completed in 1941 by Michael Loew. It was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
Bedford, Ohio’s historic post office houses one of many examples of New Deal artwork commissioned for northeast Ohio post offices. “Drift Toward Industrialism” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and completed by Karl Anderson.
Glenn M. Shaw painted the oil-on-canvas mural “Building of Ft. Meigs 1813” in 1942. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The historic former post office building in Willoughby, Ohio housed an example of New Deal artwork: “White Man’s First Sight of Lake Erie” by Sterling B. Smeltzer. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts and… read more
The historic New Deal Miamisburg post office building houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Indian and Trader,” a 1942 wood relief by Leo Schulemowitz. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The terra cotta relief entitled “Potter” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It was installed in Crooksville’s historic post office building in 1939, where it still hangs today.
The historic Middleport post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Family,” a 4′ x 4′ plaster relief by Clara Fasano. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The carved mahogany bas relief “Industry,” housed in the lobby of the historic Paulding post office, was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
The wooden relief “The Clearing,” by Joseph Stott was completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1941. It is installed in the historic Woodsfield post office.
A terra cotta bas relief entitled “Scioto County Settler” was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is housed in Worthington, Ohio’s historic branch post office.
The historic post office in Ada, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Country Dance,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned mural by Albert Kotin. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.
The post office contains a 1937 Section of Fine Arts mural by Paul Meltsner entitled “Ohio.” Meltsner’s “Ohio” is a brightly colored view of the industries of Ohio and the work of the people, agriculture to the left, with a… read more
The oil-on-canvas mural “Joseph DeFord and His Friends Building the First Cabin” was painted with federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds. The work was installed in the lobby of Bluffton’s historic post office building in 1941.
The lobby of the historic Bridgeport, Ohio post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: the oil-on-canvas painting ,”Ohio Harvest,” was created by Richard Kenah in 1940. It was a winner of the Treasury Department’s 48-State Post Office Competition.
The historic post office in Caldwell, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Noble County – Ohio,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned tempera mural by Robert L. Lepper. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby… read more
“In all, artwork was commissioned for 19 post offices in the Cleveland area. In 2006, only eight are still operational. In those eight, the artwork from the Depression era was still present, though almost all needed cleaning and modest restoration…. read more
Joep Nicolas completed this oil on canvas mural, entitled “Coldwater Activities,” in 1942 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby.
The historic post office in Crestline, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “The Crossroads—Crestline, Ohio” by Gifford Beal, a Treasury Section of Fine Arts-sponsored oil-on-canvas mural.
The historic post office in Dennison, Ohio houses an example of New Deal artwork: “Passenger Pigeon,” a Treasury of Fine Arts-commissioned oil-on-canvas mural by Edmund J. Sawyer. The work was completed and installed in the post office lobby in 1940.
Check out our latest map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.
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