United States Post Office (Burbank, California)

{{Short description|Post office in Burbank, California}}

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| location = 135 E. Olive Ave. Burbank, California 91502

| built = 1937

| architect = Gilbert S. Underwood

| architecture = Eclectic Mediterranean

| added = 1985

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United States Post Office (Burbank, California) is an architecturally significant working post office in Downtown Burbank, California, operated by the United States Postal Service (USPS). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 11, 1985.{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85000127|title=US Post Office--Burbank Downtown Station|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2020-10-21}}

Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed the building, which was built under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Design and construction began in 1937, the cornerstone was laid January 21, 1938,{{Cite news |date=1938-01-20 |title=Cornerstone Rites to be Omitted |pages=2 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-corners/134687586/ |access-date=2023-11-05}} and the building was dedicated on April 30, 1938.{{cite web|last=Bullock|first=Craig|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2002-09-04-export9077-story.html|title=The cornerstone to the Downtown Post...|newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2002-09-04|accessdate=2020-10-21}} In December of that year a $1900 federal art commission was announced.{{Cite news |date=1938-12-04 |title=Notes of Art |pages=44 |work=The San Francisco Examiner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-notes-of-art/134687811/ |access-date=2023-11-05}} The opportunity to decorate the Burbank post office building was open to residents of California and Nevada. The building lobby is decorated with two murals painted by Barse Miller depicting the economy of Burbank.

The first Burbank post office opened in 1898, located 95 rods north of the Southern Pacific station.{{Cite web |title=Record Group 28: Records of the Post Office Department - Series: Reports of Site Locations - California: Los Angeles A - L |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68228226?objectPage=127}} In 1921 the second Burbank post office was on block six of Burbank.

The Glenoaks Post Office in Burbank closed in 2014,{{cite web|last=Tchekmedyian|first=Alene|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2014-01-30-tn-blr-glenoaks-post-office-closes-in-burbank-20140130-story.html|title=Glenoaks Post Office closes in Burbank |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2014-01-30|accessdate=2020-10-21}} with Downtown Burbank absorbing its functions.{{cite web|last=Tchekmedyian|first=Alene|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/the818now/tn-blr-glenoaks-post-office-in-burbank-to-close-officials-confirm-20130621-story.html|title=Glenoaks post office in Burbank to close, officials confirm |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=2013-06-21|accessdate=2020-10-21}}