1933 - United States Post Office - Allentown, PA
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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
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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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