United States Post Office and Custom House (St. Albans, Vermont)

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The United States Post Office and Custom House in St. Albans, Vermont, is a historic federal building on South Main Street near Stebbins Street. Built in 1938 as part of the New Deal, it was designed by architect Lorimer Rich with guidance from Louis Simon, the Treasury Department’s supervising architect. The two-story brick building is in Colonial Revival style with an L-shaped plan. The main facade is nine bays wide, featuring a recessed three-arch loggia, a metal balcony above, and tall paired windows. A Vermont marble band runs along the eave with the building’s name.

Inside, the post office lobby features murals by Philip von Saltza, including the Haying mural. The site is along Route 7, a historic north–south route to Canada. Customs offices were moved in the 1960s, and the post office was enlarged in 1967–68.

Although the post office moved out in 2008, the building still houses other federal offices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.