Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Hood River #31: United States Post Office

408 Cascade Avenue

IMG_6651 Post Office in Hood River, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Hood River Post Office on June 10, 2009

The Hood River Post Office was located in the ground floor of the Masonic Hall at 210 Second Street from 1901 until this building opened in September 1935.

IMG_6654 Post Office Cornerstone in Hood River, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Hood River Post Office Cornerstone on June 10, 2009

The cornerstone was placed in 1934 and carries the names of Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Postmaster General James A. Farley, Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon and Supervising Engineer George O. Von Nerta.

IMG_6652 Post Office in Hood River, Oregon on June 10, 2009
Hood River Post Office on June 10, 2009

The Modernistic-style building was built by Hoffman Construction Company at a cost of $90,000.

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