1933 - United States Post Office - Allentown, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member jiggs11
N 40° 36.193 W 075° 28.054
18T E 460441 N 4494816
Cornerstone for the main Post Office in Allentown, laid in 1933.
Waymark Code: WM108CB
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The Allentown Post office was completed in 1933, in the Art Deco style that was very much in favour at the time.

The cornerstone features the following inscription:

William H Wooden
Secretary of the Treasury
James A. Farley
Postmaster General
Lawrence W. Robert Jr.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
James A. Wetmore
Acting Supervising Architect
Jacoby and Everett
Architects
Watson, Edkins and Thompson
Associate Architects

1933
Year of construction: 1933

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Full inscription:
William H Wooden Secretary of the Treasury James A. Farley Postmaster General Lawrence W. Robert Jr. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James A. Wetmore Acting Supervising Architect Jacoby and Everett Architects Watson, Edkins and Thompson Associate Architects 1933


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