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Treasury Department in Connecticut
Treasury Department in Connecticut
The United States Postal Service was affected greatly by the Depression in the 1930s. In his 1933 report to the President, the Postmaster General noted that, “Never before in the history of the country have economic conditions been reflected in any substantial reduction in postal volume…The Post Office Department is now confronted with the problem of maintaining its revenues…” (1).
The Post Office "greatly benefited from the enormous infrastructure investments of the New Deal. For example, emergency appropriation laws in 1934, 1935, and 1936 provided about $188 million “for the emergency construction of public buildings throughout the country, the projects to be selected by the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Treasury” (about $3.2 billion in today's dollars) ." (1)
Through the Treasury Department, hundreds of post offices were built in cities and towns across the country with so many of them right here in Connecticut.
Fairfield County
Fairfield County
Bridgeport Post Office (1)
Bridgeport Post Office (1)
120 Middle Street, Bridgeport
The building was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and Chas Wellington Walker was the architect. The supervising engineer was George O Von Nerta.
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury (2)
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury (2)
33 1/2 Pembroke Road, Danbury
The Federal Correctional Institution was completed with Treasury Department funds in 1940. It is a low-security federal prison for male and female inmates.
Pop Culture Connection: The Suits character Mike Ross began Season 6 of the television show in FCI Danbury and The Weeds character Nancy Botwin served time at FCI Danbury.
Fairfield Post Office (former) (3)
Fairfield Post Office (former) (3)
1262 Post Road, Fairfield
The building was constructed in 1935 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building is currently not being used. Plan B Restaurant currently occupies the building but it is temporarily closed due to Covid-19.
Norwalk Post Office (4)
Norwalk Post Office (4)
2 Belden Avenue, Norwalk
The building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building was completed 1937 and is still in use today.
Norwalk Post Office (5)
Norwalk Post Office (5)
16 Washington Street, Norwalk
The building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.
Shelton Post Office (6)
Shelton Post Office (6)
83 Bridge Street, Shelton
The building was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick.
Hartford County
Hartford County
Plainville Post Office (7)
Plainville Post Office (7)
56 Whiting Street, Plainville
The building was constructed in 1934 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was George O Von Nerta.
Southington Post Office (8)
Southington Post Office (8)
125 Main Street, Southington
The building was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. John M. Carmody was the Federal Works Administrator.
Windsor Post Office (former) (9)
Windsor Post Office (former) (9)
276 Broad Street, Windsor
The building was constructed in 1940 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. John M. Carmody was the Federal Works Administrator. The building is now home to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4740.
Litchfield County
Litchfield County
Lakeville Post Office, Salisbury (10)
Lakeville Post Office, Salisbury (10)
339 Main Street, Lakeville
The building was constructed in 1941 with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. John M. Carmody was the Federal Works Administrator.
Oakville Post Office (11)
Oakville Post Office (11)
322 Main Street, Oakville
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building was completed in 1939.
Thomaston Post Office (12)
Thomaston Post Office (12)
150 Main Street, Thomaston
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building was completed in 1937.
Winsted Post Office (13)
Winsted Post Office (13)
328 Main Street, Winchester
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building was completed in 1936.
Middlesex County
Middlesex County
Clinton Post Office (14)
Clinton Post Office (14)
2 West Main Street, Clinton
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building was completed in 1936.
New Haven County
New Haven County
US Post Office, Milford (15)
US Post Office, Milford (15)
6 W River Street, Milford
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. A. W Mellon was the Secretary of the Treasury at the time of construction and James A. Wetmore was the acting supervising architect. The building was constructed in 1931.
Westville Post Office, New Haven (15)
Westville Post Office, New Haven (15)
95 Fountain Street, New Haven
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick.
West Haven Post Office (16)
West Haven Post Office (16)
589 Campbell Avenue, West Haven
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. The building was completed in 1936.
New London County
New London County
New London Post Office (17)
New London Post Office (17)
27 Masonic Street, New London
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds in 1933. The acting supervising architect was James A. Wetmore and the architects were Payne & Keele.
Norwich Post Office (18)
Norwich Post Office (18)
340 Main Street, Norwich
The original building was constructed in 1903. The extension was made with federal Treasury Department funds in 1938. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick.
Stonington Post Office (19)
Stonington Post Office (19)
20 Broad Street, Stonington
This building was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The supervising architect was Louis A. Simon and the supervising engineer was Neal A. Melick. John M. Carmody was the Federal Works Administrator. The building was completed in 1940.
Sources:
Sources:
(1) “U.S. Post Office Department (1792).” Living New Deal, March 3, 2017. https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/u-s-post-office-department-1792/.
"Still Working For America.” Living New Deal, July 1, 2019. https://livingnewdeal.org/.
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