Davis Street post office gets a much needed facelift

Davis Street U.S. Post Office. Credit: Patricia L. StankovicThe Evanston Post Office at 1101 Davis St. — with its limestone facade, gold-leafed lobby statues and bronze P.O. Credit: Patricia L. Stankovic Workers from Bricklayers Union 21 brave heat to restore the post office exterior stairs. Credit: Patricia L. StankovicFaron assembled contractors from various disciplines in the winter of 2025, and the work started the following spring. Credit: Patricia L. Stankovic Credit: Patricia L. Stankovic Credit: Patricia L. Stankovic Credit: Patricia L. StankovicWhile the restoration project addresses decades of deferred maintenance, the actual grounds are not part of its scope, and Rutland said that, while she’s doing the best she can, keeping up with landscaping on her own has been a challenge.