United States Post Office - Berkeley, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 37° 52.140 W 122° 16.203
10S E 564201 N 4191531
A plaque by the historic post office.
Waymark Code: WMGP40
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 2

CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK
designated in 1980
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE

Oscar Wenderoth, Architect, 1914
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Berkeley’s elegant Main Post Office is representative of the Second Renaissance Revival style, also called Neo-Classical Renaissance Revival. Government buildings constructed in this era were designed to “educate and develop the public taste and eventually elevate it to a higher plane.” Classical motifs decorate the building’s exterior and interior. The exterior terra cotta arches that are supported by plain tuscan columns are repeated on the inner wall of the loggia and again in the wall between the lobby and the main workroom. The mural over the door of the original Postmaster’s office, which depicts figures from California’s Spanish and pioneer periods, was painted in 1936–1937 by Suzanne Scheuer for the Treasury Relief Art Project during the Depression.

Berkeley Historical Plaque Project
1998
Group that erected the marker: Berkeley Historical Plaque Project

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Milvia and Allston
Berkeley, CA USA


URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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