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.ÿþ282 architects to the nationFigure E.2stone with a shot-sawn finish to provide a greater play of light andRailroad Retirementshadow. The Section of Fine Arts within the Public BuildingsBoard building,Administration provided for the free-standing sculpture and bas-Washington, D.C., 1940,reliefs to adorn the building.9Louis A.Simon.CourtesyOutside Washington, D.C.the pba continued to design hundredsNational Archives.of small post offices in communities throughout the country.In fwa sdesign, the agency aspired to have all conform to the dominant stylein the locality. Where no such style could be discerned, a simple con-temporary design was created.Many post offices were one story inheight with a standard arrangement of public lobby, arrangement ofwork spaces, and loading platforms.The Section of Fine Arts spon-sored competitions for the artwork that adorned these post offices.10Elsewhere in the country, other federal buildings were con-structed to house appraisers stores and immigration stations.ThePublic Buildings Administration constructed and renovated hospitalsthat were operated by the Public Health Service, forestry buildings,and federal reformatories.The pba also assisted with the design andconstruction of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Libraryin Hyde Park, New York
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