us post office

Although the desk does not open for business until 10:00 a.m. the interior of this old building is worth the visit even if you don't have mail to send. Stamps are available in the machine in the main lobby.

Open 24 hours but the PO desk does not open until 10am (check for changes). Western murals were painted by Helen Forbes. Wonderful light fixtures and stone deco outside and ironwork, marble walls and ceilings inside. This is what beautiful public buildings can look like when a society invests in quality workmanship. The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a post office located at 401 W. 18th St. in Merced, California. The post office was built in 1933 as part of a public works program started by Herbert Hoover. The building was designed by Los Angeles architects Allison & Allison in the Mediterranean Revival style; its design includes a tile roof, stucco walls, and arched windows with terra cotta surrounds. The building's use of Mediterranean elements in an unadorned design reflected the notion of "starved classicism" used in many of Hoover's public works projects; this form of design used themes from classical styles in the plain manner of the Art Deco and Moderne styles. The post office also includes two murals, which were sponsored by the Section of Painting and Sculpture and painted by local artists in 1937.The U.S. Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.