Archives for October 2021

Rockville Indiana Post Office

October 17, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 102 N. Market St., Rockville, Indiana 47872
ARTIST: Milton Avery
TITLE: Landscape
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Rockville 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

Another stop during my September 2021 road trip. Unfortunately the lobby was closed so I was not able to see the mural. However, the weather was beautiful and photographing the exterior was a pleasure. Love the blue skies and green grass.

Update: re-visited in February 2022 for mural images. Enjoy!

David W. Gates Jr.

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office 53925 Cornerstone

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53925 Full

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53925 Center

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53925 Left Side

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53925 Right Side

Columbus Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53925 Detail

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53066 Full

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53066 Left Side

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53066 Right Side

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53066 Center

Oconomowoc Wisconsin Post Office Mural 53066 Detail

Sources

Personal visit on 9/26/21 about 11:57 AM & 2/19/2022 about 9:08 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
United States Postal Service
(affiliate link) A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals: John C. Carlisle

Paoli Indiana Post Office

October 16, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 202 N. Gospel St., Paoli, Indiana 47454
ARTIST: Tom Rost
TITLE: Rural Mail Carrier
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Paoli 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

It was getting late by the time I arrived in Paoli. I was pleased with he setting sun behind me as I was photographing the building. The deep blue skies also makes a more colorful image. Its photographs like these that really show off the building.

David W. Gates Jr.