United States Post Office (Stockton, California) Explained

U.S. Post Office
Location:401 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton, California
Coordinates:37.9575°N -121.2881°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office, Stockton
Architect:Bliss & Fairweather
Bissell, Howard G.
Builder:Murch Brothers
Architecture:"Starved Classicism"
Added:February 10, 1983
Refnum:83001236

The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a post office and government building in Stockton, California.

The building is designed in a mixture of classical and moderne styles known as "starved classicism". The architecture firm of Bliss and Fairweather designed the building in 1931, and it was built in 1932–33. The building's construction was part of a federal construction program started by Herbert Hoover.

In addition to the post office, the building has housed a variety of other federal offices and is considered "a locally prominent symbol of the federal government".[1]

The U.S. Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fraser. Clayton B.. [{{NRHP url|id=83001236}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office]. National Park Service. April 7, 2013. March 7, 1982.