1936 - Post Office - Salinas, California
Posted by: 
hotshoe
N 36° 40.410 W 121° 39.450
10S E 619962 N 4059493
Downtown Post Office dated 1936
Waymark Code: WM63KX
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2009
Views: 3
The dated "cornerstone" for this building is set in the wall, not at a corner. Judging from the date and architectural style, it seems plausible that this post office was constructed with WPA funds; however, that is apparently not the case.
Year of construction: 1936
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Farley
Postmaster General
Louis A Simon
Supervising architect
Neal A Melick
Supervising engineer
1963
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