U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office Photograph by D Hughes
1936, Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury. 152 W. King St.

Typical of the Colonial Revival designs for post offices in the 1930s is this Flemish bond brick building. The slate roof is topped by an octagonal cupola and a Chinese Chippendale balustrade, and the facade is embellished by a modillion cornice and windows with granite keystones. The interior retains its marble wainscot and wooden fittings and a WPA mural of a pastoral scene.

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