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Show NPS Form 10-800-* OMB Appro*! No. 10S4401» United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number __L_ Page_J__ Eureka MPO the early-1920s featured flat, unadorned facades with the only historical detailing limited to the entries. Furthermore, stucco rather than brick and stone (or terra cotta) was used as the exterior facing. (Note: except in regions with a Spanish tradition, where Spanish Colonial influenced design and materials, stucco was not used except during this period.) Quite possibly, this economy of design and material is a legacy of the First World War; only buildings authorized prior to the War were completed and it was not until the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926 that any new construction laws were enacted. Those buildings that had been authorized were constructed under a limited funding base. Thus, the Eureka Post Office, as the only unaltered post office from this 1920s design period in Utah, is significant on the state level under Criterion C. POLITICS/GOVERNMENT The building is the first federally-constructed post office in the city and was constructed at perhaps the city's peak period of growth and development. After the 1920s the city began a steady decline which has continued to the present day. The building is only one of nine USPS-owned post offices constructed in the West during the early-1920s. From 1920 to the early 1930s the federal building program came to a virtual standstill. During this period federal building programs were under evaluation and although the Public Buildings Act of 1926 established the foundation for the massive building programs of the Depression era, initial activity under the Act was slow and it was not until 1930 that significant construction began. As the city's first and only federally-constructed post office the building symbolizes the federal government's recognition of the community's stability and permanence. Functioning as both a symbol and agency of the federal government and representing the link between the federal government and the local community, the building is locally significant under Criterion A. LOCAL CONTEXT Eureka, with a 1980 population of 670, is a "ghost" of |
