William Dewey Foster
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William Dewey Foster was an American architect.
Foster received his training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. During the 1910s and 1920s, he worked as a draftsman for a number of architectural firms before going into private practice. In 1934 he, along with 20 other architects, were hired on a consultatory basis by the Office of the Supervising Architect
to help with the increased workload of New Deal projects. During his eight year tenure with the Office he designed a number of post office
buildings located in the New York City area. He also designed the Weather Bureau (1940) and State Department (1942) offices.
Foster received his training from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
. During the 1910s and 1920s, he worked as a draftsman for a number of architectural firms before going into private practice. In 1934 he, along with 20 other architects, were hired on a consultatory basis by the Office of the Supervising Architect
Office of the Supervising Architect
The Office of the Supervising Architect was an agency of the United States Treasury Department that designed federal government buildings from 1852 to 1939....
to help with the increased workload of New Deal projects. During his eight year tenure with the Office he designed a number of post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
buildings located in the New York City area. He also designed the Weather Bureau (1940) and State Department (1942) offices.
Commissions
- U.S. Post Office-Knickerbocker StationU.S. Post Office-Knickerbocker StationThe US Post Office-Knickerbocker Station, originally known as Station "B," is a historic post office building located in Manhattan, New York, United States. It was built in 1935-1937, and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect...
, New York, New YorkManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, 1935-1937 - United States Post Office (Morrisania, Bronx)United States Post Office (Morrisania, Bronx)US Post Office-Morrisania, originally Station "T," is a historic post office building located at Morrisania in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was built in 1936, and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect...
, Bronx, New York, 1936 - U.S. Post Office (Larchmont, New York), Larchmont, New YorkLarchmont, New YorkLarchmont is a village in Westchester County, New York. The population was 5,864 at the 2010 census. It is located within the town of Mamaroneck, on the shore of Long Island Sound, northeast of Midtown Manhattan...
, 1937 - United States Post Office (Rockville Centre, New York)United States Post Office (Rockville Centre, New York)US Post Office-Rockville Centre is a historic post office building located at Rockville Centre in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937 and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect...
, Rockville Centre, New YorkRockville Centre, New YorkRockville Centre is a village located in Nassau County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 24,023. The town is made up of middle to upper middle class residents, most of the wealthier residents residing on the north side of town near the...
, 1937 - Harry S Truman BuildingHarry S Truman BuildingThe Harry S. Truman Building is the headquarters of the United States Department of State. It is located in the national capital of Washington, D.C.....
, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, 1938-1939 - United States Post Office (Great Neck, New York)United States Post Office (Great Neck, New York)US Post Office-Great Neck is a historic post office building located at Great Neck Plaza in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. It was built in 1939-40 and designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster for the Office of the Supervising Architect...
, Great Neck, New YorkGreat Neck, New YorkThe term Great Neck is commonly applied to a peninsula on the North Shore of Long Island, which includes the village of Great Neck, the village of Great Neck Estates, the village of Great Neck Plaza, and others, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and the border of Queens...
, 1939-40