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The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Berkeley Main Post Office, has been described as a "free adaptation of Brunelleschi's Foundling Hospital."〔"The Berkeley Post Office - an Example of the New Public Building Policy" ''Architect and Engineer,'' San Francisco, CA. October 1915, quoted in "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form"〕 Designed in the Second Renaissance Revival style, the front of the building features terra cotta arches supported by plain tuscan columns.〔("UNITED STATES POST OFFICE" ) ''Berkeley Historical Plaque Project'' Accessed 11 December 2013〕〔Second Renaissance Revival is often used to describe details common to 1910s post offices all over the country.〕 The building, located, 2000 Allston Way〔Nomination Form and other sources show address as 2000 Milvia Street.〕 Berkeley, California, was built in 1914-15.〔Contract was let in April 1914. Postal workers occupied building in September 1915.〕〔 The Post Office is within the Civic Center Historic District, a five block area listed on the National Register of Historic Places.〔Berkeley Historic Civic Center District listed December 3, 1998.〕 The district is a locally significant ensemble of harmoniously planned civic buildings that retains a high degree of integrity since achieving significance in 1950. The post office, along with the "Old" City Hall (1909) in the Beaux-Arts style, is among the earliest and the most decorative of the thirteen buildings in the district.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/98000963.pdf )〕 The architect is unknown but Oscar Wenderoth is listed on the cornerstone as he was director of the Office of the Supervising Architect that designed this and many other federal government buildings. The floor space doubled with the completion of the annex in 1932. A few years later, the Treasury Relief Art Project commissioned a sculpture and a mural for the lobby. Both are well-preserved examples of the styles, subjects and dominant themes of New Deal Art.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/81000144.pdf )〕 The post office was designated Berkeley Landmark No. 38 on June 16, 1980 by the Landmarks Preservation Commission〔("Berkeley Landmarks" ) ''Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association'' Accessed 13 December 2013〕 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1981.〔 ==Current status== In 2013, the post office was listed for sale with a possible leaseback of the lobby to continue providing postal service. Opponents staged a 33-day encampment on its steps while the City Council unanimously voted to oppose the sale and unsuccessfully sought a one-year delay. Financial problems have prompted a national sale of underused and often aging real estate owned by the USPS. Dozens of properties had been recently sold despite similar protests from local communities.〔Romney, Lee (December 7, 2013) ("Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post office" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 The postal service issued a statement that “sales of historic postal properties have been very modest: 7 in 2012 and 6 in 2013.” They have identified 1,900 properties that are listed or could be considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Places out of 9,000 properties owned by USPS.〔Romney, Lee (April 18, 2014) ("Historic preservation agency seeks halt in post office sales" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 In 2014, the USPS Office of Inspector General sought an independent review certain appraisals to ensure that they “were representative of the fair market value.” 〔Romney, Lee (February 20, 2014) ("Inspector general questions Postal Service property sales, leases" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Post Office (Berkeley, California)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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