{"nrhp_refnum":"88000443","name":"US Post Main Office-San Mateo","other_names":["San Mateo, Saint Matthew's Station"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"210 S. Ellsworth St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Mateo","county":"San Mateo County","state":"CA","lat":37.56661978000005,"lon":-122.32440547799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Mission Revival style post office building at 210 South Ellsworth Street in San Mateo, California, completed in 1935 and now known as Saint Matthew's Station.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a fine example of Mission Revival architecture that reflects the early Spanish-dominated history of the area and federal design trends of the 1930s. Its lobby murals and carved wood sculpture, produced under the Treasury Relief Art Project, represent New Deal art in California. The reviewer also cited its link to Depression-era post office building projects.","narrative":"Saint Matthew's Station is a post office at 210 South Ellsworth Street in downtown San Mateo, completed in 1935 and used as the city's main post office until 1964. Its Mission Revival design features a symmetrical front with projecting end wings, stucco walls, a Spanish clay tile roof, and carved, painted wood doors and transoms. Inside, the lobby keeps its red tile floor, tiled wainscot, original service windows, brass lock boxes and decorated ceiling beams. Three murals titled \"Life in Early California\" by Tom Laman, and a carved wood sculpture called \"Indian Maidens\" by Zygmund Sazevich, were produced under the Treasury Relief Art Project. The building was listed because it exemplifies the shift in 1930s federal design toward regional styles, because its art reflects New Deal trends in California, and because it represents Depression-era post office construction. Alterations have been minor, and the building remains in good condition.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Treasury Department Supervising Engineer's Office, under Neal Melick","architectural_style":"Mission Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in good condition; served as the main post office until 1964 and now operates as Saint Matthew's Station, with no significant interior or exterior modifications.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.749631-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/88000443.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000443/1bb357d54c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88000443/1bb357d54c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Main_Office,_210_S._Ellsworth_Ave.,_San_Mateo,_CA_7-31-2011_8-12-45_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Post_Main_Office,_210_S._Ellsworth_Ave.,_San_Mateo,_CA_7-31-2011_8-12-45_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857792","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133522241"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-mateo-county/us-post-main-office-san-mateo-88000443/"}