United States Post Office (Stockton, California)

U.S. Post Office
Location 401 N. San Joaquin St., Stockton, California
Coordinates 37°57′27″N 121°17′17″W / 37.95750°N 121.28806°W / 37.95750; -121.28806Coordinates: 37°57′27″N 121°17′17″W / 37.95750°N 121.28806°W / 37.95750; -121.28806
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built by Murch Brothers
Architect Bliss & Fairweather; Bissell, Howard G.
Architectural style "Starved Classicism"
NRHP Reference # 83001236[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1983

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".[2]

The U.S. Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Fraser, Clayton B. (March 7, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 7, 2013.


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