▁passed ▁an ▁am ended ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Build ings ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁attempt ▁to ▁ease ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁Const ruction ▁did ▁not ▁begin ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁James ▁Far ley , ▁then ▁Post master ▁General , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁nearby ▁St ony ▁Point , ▁laid ▁the ▁corner stone . ▁ ▁Far ley ' s ▁influence ▁may ▁not ▁only ▁have ▁secured ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁building , ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁affected ▁the ▁design . ▁Most ▁new ▁post ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁era ▁were ▁also ▁brick ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁structures , ▁designs ▁often ▁re used ▁in ▁different ▁locations . ▁Ha ver st raw ' s , ▁designed ▁by ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁Super vis ing ▁Arch itect ▁Louis ▁Simon , ▁shares ▁a ▁similar ▁basic ▁form ▁with ▁the ▁Nor wich ▁post ▁office ▁up state , ▁built ▁two ▁years ▁earlier . ▁F ew ▁have ▁the ▁intr icate ▁orn ament ation ▁of ▁Ha ver st raw ' s , ▁with ▁liberal ▁use ▁of ▁lim estone ▁and ▁terra ▁c otta . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁construction ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁some ▁alter ations . ▁A ▁bal ust rade ▁on ▁the ▁roof ▁was ▁removed . ▁All ▁the ▁front ▁window ▁s ash ▁save ▁for ▁the ▁window ▁above ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁has ▁been ▁replaced , ▁and ▁the ▁loading ▁area ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁New ▁lock box es ▁and ▁light ing ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National