Lamar Post Office
Location: Lamar
County: Prowers County
Date Constructed: 1936
Built by: PWA
Architectural Description:
This Mediterranean Revival post office features red-tile roofs and stucco cladding and sits on a foundation of red brick. It has a two-story front-gable wing along the south side of the building, and a one-story side-gable wing along the front or east side. The north and west sides of the post office have a flat-roof that extends over a loading bay on the rear. There are six engaged square columns on the façade with the entrance and four windows recessed between them.
Historical Background:
The post office was constructed as a PWA project. The federal grant was $59,400, and no local contribution was necessary. It was pointed out that “Hundreds of men in Colorado will be given work as a result of the approval of the projects. There will be additional benefits to the state through the use of Colorado stone.” The post office was designed by Pueblo architect Walter DeMordaunt, and built by the construction firm Busboom and Rasch of Salina, Kansas. The building is still in use as a post office today. In 1986, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the “US Post Offices in Colorado, 1900-1941” thematic nomination.