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.

United States Post Office (Stockton, California)

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".

United States Post Office (Stockton, California)

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

United States Post Office (Stockton, California)

See also

List of United States post offices

References

Buildings and structures in Stockton, California

Stockton

Federal buildings in the United States

Government buildings completed in 1933

Moderne architecture in California

National Register of Historic Places in San Joaquin County, California