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) Sculpture – York PA
This wooden sculpture “Prayer of Thanksgiving” by K. George Katrina was completed in 1946. Katrina was one of two artists to win a Federal Works Agency competition to produce art for the post office in 1941. The statues were moved… read more
Post Office (former): Schmitz Sculpture – York PA
This large wooden sculpture “Singing Thanksgiving” by Carl L. Schmitz was completed in 1946. Schmitz was one of two artists to win a Federal Works Agency competition to produce art for the post office in 1941. The statues were moved… read more
State Highway Department Building (former) – York PA
Construction of a Highway Department facility in York was undertaken as part of a sizable a New Deal project; the then-Department of Highways and Public Works Administration (PWA) provided the funds for the building’s construction in 1937, along with many similar structures in other… read more