ADDRESS: 120 S. Beaumont Rd. Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin 53821
ARTIST: Jefferson E Greer
TITLE: Discovery of Northern Waters of the Mississippi
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: Prairie du Chien is still an active post office and the plaster cast is available for viewing. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938
Today’s featured post office is Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. I bet you were thinking “oh man this one must have a mural,” but no, it does not. You must be saying to your self, “What is it then?” Please, Post Office Fans, tell us what is so special about Prairie Du Chien? Ok, children hold your horses. It does have artwork but this one is quite unique in that it is one of only a few that are plaster reliefs.
What do you think about it? I actually welcome the change in pace of finding a something different. The plaster relief although smaller in form than the large murals we are used to seeing is a nice touch.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 6/12/2013 and 7/21/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
- Wisconsin Post Office Murals by David W. Gates Jr.
- Wisconsin Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (00001263).
- National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (106778795).
