ADDRESS: 11033 S. State St., Chicago, Illinois 60628
While we were visiting post offices we drove through the Pullman neighborhood one weekend back in December. As it turns out the Roseland post office is the closest to the Pullman neighborhood. As we drove by my girlfriend was so impressed by seeing this unique architecture she decided to get out of the car and look around with me.
It really is an impressive building. The metalwork around the windows is unique and ornate. Since it was Sunday the lobby was closed but I peaked inside the window and could tell the inside looked be as impressive as the exterior.
The imprinting on the exterior of the building stated Henry Morgenthau Jr was the secretary of the Treasury. John C Bollenbacher as the architect. The date 1935 was also imprinted on the corner stone of the building.
Thanks for reading,
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 12/18/2011 David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
David:
This is one of the more interesting post-office buildings in which the design avoids tradition. The exterior walls are a blue gray brick trimmed with Indiana Limestone and the spandrels are aluminum.The lobby has a terrazzo floor and base and a wainscot of American butternut. The cornerstone indicates 1935, and the building was completed in August 1936 at a construction cost of $90,047.00. The P.W.A. allotment was $121,804.00 and the site cost was $12,250.00
Robert’s Post Office Construction Collection
P.W. A. Collection Pg. 591
Thanks Mr. Mis
I always enjoy learning more from your vast knowledge of these wonderful buildings. I also like that the cornerstone shows the architect, John C Bollenbacher. I don’t recall seeing his name on any other building that I’ve visited yet.
David W. Gates Jr.
Author – Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook