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dock; construction of an ADA accessible ramp along the north side leading to a basement entrance; installation of an arched fabric awning over the primary building entrance; and the addition of new building signage. The changes are not visible from the front. The roof has been changed from tile to asphalt shingles but the original cupola still crowns the building.
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postal clerk windows separated the public and private functions of the post office. Interior finish materials in the lobby area included
Alaskan marble wainscoting, mahogany window and door trim, and terrazzo flooring. The building contained 11 rooms, including restrooms, work rooms and Postmaster's office, and a full basement with storage, fuel and boiler rooms.
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The former Post Office is a small, single-purpose building. Constructed in 1937 as a one-story building, 60.66 feet (18.49 m) wide by 83 feet (25 m) long, with a covered loading platform in back. The exterior is red brick on a poured concrete foundation with sandstone trim elements. These
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The former Auburn Post Office building was purchased by the King County
Department of Public Health and remodeled for use as a health clinic in 1964. The exterior alterations include construction of a 19 feet (5.8 m) long by 22 feet (6.7 m) deep brick addition to the rear covered loading
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The building has an L-shaped lobby, 14 feet (4.3 m) wide and 46 feet (14 m) on the front and 32 feet (9.8 m) on the back or south side. The postal clerk's counter and windows ran nearly the length of the lobby with the post box area located at the south end. A full wall with grilled
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The building interior was extensively remodeled in 1964. Spaces were sub-divided to create smaller offices and exam rooms, the lobby/reception area was reconfigured as the wall originally separating the post office lobby area from the back-of-the-house was removed and replaced with a reception
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Program of the Works Progress Administration in the State of Washington, A Narrative Report to the People of Our State. Report by Works Progress Administrator, 1937.
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Register of Historic Places Bulletin 13: How to Apply National Register Criteria to Post Offices. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fall 1984.
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Offices in Washington 1893-1941. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form. August, 1989.
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Register Inventory—Nomination Form, April 21, 2000, in digital files of National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
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Williams, J. Kerwin. Grants-In-Aid Under the Public Works
Administration: A Study in Federal-State-Local Relations. New York: Columbia University Press, 1939.
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counter, and the rear addition was added to create a nurse's work room. The buildings interior bears little resemblance to its historic use as a post office.
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Markowitz. Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984.
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Genevieve McCoy. Building Washington: A History of Washington State Public Works. Seattle: Tartu Publications, 1998.
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Administration. America Builds: The Record of the PWA. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939.
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Bruns, James H. Great American Post Offices. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
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429:"Parley Scheduled to Lay new Post Office Cornerstone at 11:55 o'Clock This Morning." Auburn Globe Republican, 15 October 1937.
358:"Auburn Historic Main Street Tour." (Brochure) Auburn: City of Auburn Planning and Community Development Department, 1991.
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441:"New Post Office Building Ready for Inspection Here Tuesday: Program Arranged." Auburn Globe Republican, 1 April 1938.
361:"Auburn Historic Sites Tour," (Brochure) Auburn: City of Auburn Planning and Community Development Department, 1991.
435:"Open for Public Inspection Tuesday Night: Auburn's New Post Office Building." The Auburn News, 25 March 1938.
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408:"Postal Department Scans Sites for New Building." Auburn Globe Republican, 11 December 1936.
399:"Treasury Calls for Bids on Post Office Sites in Auburn." The Auburn News, 20 November 1936.
432:"Parley Speaks to 2,000 Here at P.O. Rites." Auburn Globe Republican, 22 October 1937. '
402:"Treasury Dept. Asks Bids for P.O. Location." Auburn Globe Republican, 20 November 1936.
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343:"Postoffice Plans Here; Building to Face Auburn Ave.," The Auburn News, 18 June 1937.
411:"Lots in Ballard Addition Selected for P.O. Site." The Auburn News, 22 January 1937.
420:"Construction Supt. for P.O. Building Arrives." The Auburn News, 13 August 1937.
405:"Public Hearing Held in Regard to P.O. Site." The Auburn News, 11 December 1936.
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417:"Eastern Firm Low Bidder on P.O. Building." The Auburn News, 16 July 1937.
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