ADDRESS: 327 Abbot Rd., East Lansing, Michigan, 48823
ARTIST: Henry Bernstein
TITLE: America’s First Agriculture College
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The mural has been moved to the Michigan State University Library.
Year: 1937
Welcome to Dublin Square, what was once a post office is now an Irish Pub. No, I didn’t get to eat or drink here during my visit. but I did get some photos of the building. I guess to the average person it just looks like a brink building with some trim. To me is SCREAMS WPA era building.
Upon closer inspection you will notice they also covered the corner stone with the decorative wooden corner trim. I did not confirm the corner stone is still there however, speaking from experience this is exactly where it should be.
Can anyone confirm this? Do you have an old picture of the building with the corner stone visible? I’m really curious? I wonder if the pub owners have pictures of the renovation of the building? Would you mind sharing?
As for the mural, that once resided here. It is now located in the Library of Michigan State University. How do I know this?, well my wife looked it up and did some research for me. Since we discovered this, I decided to confirm that it is indeed locate in the library. So there you go, yes, we’ve confirmed it is located in in the Michigan State University Library. Now you can stop wondering. I’ve done the leg work for you. I hope you enjoy this post and please leave a comment below.
Thanks,
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 11/10/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz.
Have you heard that East Lansing officials and the owner of Dublin Square are planning to replace the old post office with a 12- or 14-story building? See this article, especially the paragraphs after the Dublin Square picture: https://eastlansinginfo.org/content/now-comes-14-story-building-east-lansing
The mural has recently been moved to near the library’s Special Collections service desk, not far from where it probably was when you saw it.
John Kloswick
Hi John,
I did not see this and I really appreciate you bring it to my attention. I’m sad to see they are going to demolish this building. Please keep me in the loop as I’d love to learn the eventual fate of this. I’m sad! I don’t want to see it demolished, It should be preserved and should a designated an Historic Site.
David