THE POST | Mesa Historic Post Office Rehabilitation

2024 Crescordia Award Recipients

The architectural restoration of Mesa’s first post office marks a significant piece of history. Built in 1936, the building was originally home to the post office until 1970 when it became a federal building for the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife, and other federal agenciesn 2002, the building was granted to the City of Mesa and used as storage space for the Arizona Museum of Natural History. In 2018, Mesa voters approved a bond issue to convert the building into a dynamic community event and business space affectionately named The Post. The design team worked with Mesa officials to preserve and reuse the original features of the building in the new design while ensuring the 24,000 square feet of space was fully accessible. Many original architectural elements discovered during the restoration are incorporated into the updated structure to continue telling the historic post office’s story.