A colored photo of the Commonwealth Post Office in 2017.

Current Photo, 2017

A black and white photograph of the Commonwealth Post Office for the Historical Building Survey in 1978.

Historical Building Survey, 1978

A black and white photograph of the front exterior of the Commonwealth Post Office in 1939. The bottom right corner of the photo reads: U.S. Post Office. Fullerton, California. October 31, 1939.

Front Exterior, 1939

A black and white photograph of the rear exterior of the Commonwealth Post Office in 1939.

Rear Exterior, 1939

A black and white photograph of a light fixture outside the Commonwealth Post Office in 1978.

Light Fixture, 1978

A black and white photograph of the workroom inside the Commonwealth Post Office in 2010.

Workroom, 2010

A colored photo of the interior lobby of the Commonwealth Post Office in 2010.

Interior Lobby, 2010

A colored photo of the Paul Julian Mural inside the Commonwealth Post Office in 2021.

Paul Julian Mural, 2021

A black and white photograph of the interior office inside the Commonwealth Post Office in 2010.

Interior Office, 2010

Historical Documents

National Register Application

Local Landmark Application

Historical Building Survey

Fullerton Heritage Building Profile

Fullerton Heritage Artist Profile

Quick Facts

Did You Know? With a glowing yellow light bulb.

Historic Name: Commonwealth Post Office
Address: 202 East Commonwealth Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832
Build Date: 1939
Building Architect: U.S. Treasury Department
Building Contractor: George Goedhart
Landmark Designation Date: August 2012
Miscellaneous:
- Depression-era muralist, Paul Julian, painted the oil-on-canvas mural "Orange Pickers" on the west interior wall of the lobby in 1942.

Newspaper Articles

Fullerton News Tribune

1937, 05-13;FNT	1939, 11-18;FNT
1937, 08-16;FNT	1956, 07-24;FNT
1937, 10-28;FNT	1998, 02-19;FNT
1938, 08-01;FNT
1939, 04-01;FNT
1939, 04-04;FNT
1939, 04-05;FNT
1939, 10-25;FNT
1939, 10-27;FNT
1939, 10-28;FNT

Other Publications

1998, 10-06;OC Register

1998, 11-07;OC Register

2016, 04-15;Fullerton Observer

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