Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 5321 US Highway 45, Sharon, Tennessee 38255
Today’s featured post office is Sharon Tennessee, I once worked with a Sharon. I wonder if she spells here name the same way.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
ADDRESS: 305 E. Main St., Decherd, Tennessee, 37324
ARTIST: Enea Biafora
TITLE: News on the Job
MEDIUM: Wood (carving)
STATUS: This is still an active post office. The mural resides in the lobby above the postmaster’s door. It is viewable to members of the public interested in viewing it.
YEAR: 1940
Bonus Weekend!!! you get two nice old post offices with artwork this weekend. Yesterday was Livingston and today I bring you Decherd. I hope it’s not too much artwork in one weekend but I figured if you’re a fan of post office, you’d appreciate this.
It’s not often I get to showcase an older post office that has a wood carving instead of a mural. But that is exactly what we have here today. The Decherd Tennessee Post Office is truly a classic and gem in the United States Postal Service collection of old buildings that house wonderful artwork.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
by David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
: Howard Hull
ADDRESS: 105 S. Court St., Livingston, Tennessee, 38570
ARTIST: Margaret Covey Chisholm
TITLE: The Newcomers
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Livingston post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940
Another gem in Livingston Tennessee. I always feel really good when leave one of these knowing I’ve captured as much as I could with the abundant pictures I’ve taken. It is always a treat when visit a nice old post office. I slow down. I take more pictures. I enjoy the artwork on the wall and the associated charms of the building.
This is one of the first murals that I’ve actually seen the mural drape down the sides of the post master’s door and between the bulletin boards on either side. It really is a unique piece and rather interesting the artist choose to paint outside the normal rectangle so often found in other buildings.
I want to hear from you my readers? I know you are out there. Maybe too shy to post a comment but have something really cool about some bit of history about this wonderful post office. Did you work here? Did you are a relative help build the building? Don’t be shy, I want to hear it all.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
by David W. Gates Jr.: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz: Howard Hull