United States Post Office (Phoenix, Arizona)

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The U.S. Post Office in downtown Phoenix sits at 522 North Central Avenue. Built from 1932 to 1936, it was designed by Lescher and Mahoney in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Opened on September 29, 1936, the building originally housed Phoenix’s main post office and various federal offices as part of a federal building program during the Depression.

In 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The two-story main block features a rear wing, a tiled hip roof, and decorative stone trim. Murals by La Verne Black and Oscar E. Berninghaus were installed in the lobby in 1938.

Today, the building is part of Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus, hosting student organizations, counseling services, administrative offices, and the ASU Police Department. A USPS location remains on the first floor. Although some federal tenants moved out in 1968 when a newer post office was built nearby, the Federal Building-Post Office remains a local landmark and a notable example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.