William Dewey Foster
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 and State Department offices.Project involvement
- U.S. Post Office-Knickerbocker Station, New York, New York, 1935-1937
- United States Post Office, Bronx, New York, 1936
- U.S. Post Office, Larchmont, New York, 1937
- United States Post Office, Rockville Centre, New York, 1937
- Harry S Truman Building, Washington, D.C., 1938-1939
- United States Post Office, Great Neck, New York, 1939–40
