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US Post Office--Hollywood Station
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U.S. Post Office Hollywood
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| Location: | 1615 N. Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, California |
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| Built: | 1937 |
| Architect: | Claud Beelman |
| Architectural style: | Art Deco |
| Governing body: | U.S. Postal Service |
| MPS: | US Post Office in California 1900-1941 TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 85000130 |
| Added to NRHP: | January 11, 1985[1] |
The United States Post Office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, also known as Hollywood Station, is an active U.S. post office located at 1615 Wilcox. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1937, renowned Art Deco architect Claud Beelman, a partner at Curlett + Beelman, was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to design the Hollywood Post Office Building. A wooden bas-relief inside, titled "The Horseman", was carved by artist Gordon Newell as a WPA commission and still stands above a door.
The ground breaking was tilled by the infamous censor Will B. Hayes by steam shovel. The post office is one of the few governmental and historical structures left unscathed in Hollywood.
Claud Beelman was a self-trained draftsman turned "moderne" architect in the early 20th century. He designed the Los Angeles County Fair Gallery, also commissioned by the WPA in 1937.
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