Wyomissing Sites

The historic former post office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1940. The building, which housed an example of New Deal artwork, was destroyed by a natural gas explosion in 1979.

The historic former post office in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania housed an example of New Deal artwork: a terra cotta relief entitled "Industry." The work, which had been commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was created by Cesare Stea in 1941. Unfortunately, both the post office and the relief were destroyed by a natural gas explosion in 1979.

"The oldest section of the high school was begun in 1938 and opened to students in September 1939. ... The federal Public Works Administration under President Franklin D. Roosevelt funded 45 percent of the school's $600,000 cost. Designed by architect and Wyomissing resident Charles H. Muhlenberg, it featured the classic architectural elements popular at the time. ... he library's murals depicting the industrial history of the county, painted by Berks County artist Ralph D. Dunkelberger. The murals were funded by Ferdinand Thun and Henry Janssen, founders of Wyomissing Industries, which included Textile Machine Works, Narrow Fabric and Berkshire Knitting Mills. The partners...