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Seneca Kansas Post Office

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Seneca KS Post Office 66538

ADDRESS: 607 Main St, Seneca, Kansas 66538
ARTIST: Joe Jones
TITLE: Men and Wheat
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Seneca post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

What a beautiful building. I was pleasantly surprised when I visited Seneca. I had seen a few pictures of this one on the internet, but experiencing this in person is totally worth it.

I was in Kansas in the summer of 2022 for a family wedding. I was able to stop at two other buildings with artwork. Horton and Sabetha were the other two.

The Seneca mural was the Kansas winner in the 48 state mural competition. The building is wonderful and the mural is beautiful.

David W. Gates Jr.

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Seneca KS Post Office 66538
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Detail
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Detail
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Detail
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Seneca KS Post Office 66538
Seneca KS Post Office 66538
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural
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Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Left
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Center
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Lobby
Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Cornerstone
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“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Sabetha Kansas Post Office

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Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534

ADDRESS: 122 S 9th St, Sabetha, Kansas 66534
ARTIST: Albert T. Reid
TITLE: The Hare and the Tortoise
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Sabetha post office is still an active, operating facility and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. The mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

Sabetha was the second stop with artwork during my summer 2022 visit. There were three I visited during this short trip. I was in Kansas for a family wedding.

David W. Gates Jr.

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Cornerstone
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Lobby
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Signature
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Right
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Left
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Center
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Artifacts
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Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534
Sabetha KS Post Office 66534

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Horton Kansas Post Office

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Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439

ADDRESS: 825 1st Ave E, Horton, Kansas 66439
ARTIST: Kenneth Evett
TITLE: Picnic in Kansas and Changing Horses for the Pony Express
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals)
STATUS: The Horton post office is still an active, operating facility and the murals can be viewed by interested members of the public. The larger mural resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. The second panel resides above the post office boxes on the other side of the lobby.
YEAR: 1939

In the summer of 2022 I attended a family in Kansas. During this trip I stopped at three post offices with artwork. Horton was the first one I viewed from Kansas. The two others I visited were Sabetha, and Seneca.

David W. Gates Jr.

Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Cornerstone
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Right
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Signature
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Left
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural Center
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Lobby
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Mural
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Horton KS Post Office 66439
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Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Center
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mura Left
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Right
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Second Mural Signature
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439 Artifacts
Horton KS Post Office 66439

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Fairview Kansas Post Office

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Fairview KS Post Office 66425
Fairview KS Post Office 66425

ADDRESS: 210 Walnut St, Fairview, Kansas 66425

Another stop during a quick road trip and wedding in the summer of 2022.

David W. Gates Jr.

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  • Personal visit on 7/23/2022 about 9:52 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Nortonville Kansas Post Office

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Nortonville KS Post Office 66060
Nortonville KS Post Office 66060

ADDRESS: 220 Railroad St, Nortonville, KS 66060

So I guess this would be my very first Kansas post office visit. We visited Kansas for a family wedding  this summer. My goal was to get at least one with artwork and maybe some others. Here you go. Enjoy!

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 7/23/2022 about 7:59 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Merced California Post Office Bell Station – Guest

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Merced California Bell Station
Merced California Bell Station

ADDRESS: 415A W 18th St, Merced, CA 95340
ARTIST: Helen Forbes
TITLE: Jedediah Smith Crossing the Merced River
MEDIUM: Tempera on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Merced post office is still an active operating facility and the mural resides in the lobby for interested members of the public.
YEAR: 1937

Bell Station is also a Federal Building and was renamed for Thomas Bell who was a mail carrier and later acting postmaster in Merced.  He combined to work for the USPS in Merced for 50 years.  The lobby mural is of  American hunter Jedediah Smith Crossing the Merced River.  The mural was painted in 1937.  This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Doug

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Merced Bell Station Plaque
Merced Bell Station
Merced Bell Station Mural
Merced Bell Station Mural Plaque
Merced Bell Station Lobby
Merced Bell Station Lobby
Merced California Bell Station

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  • Personal visit July 2022 by Doug
  • United States Postal Service

Martinez California Court Station Post Office – Guest

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Martinez California Court Station
Martinez California Court Station

ADDRESS: 815 Court St, Martinez, CA 94553
ARTIST: Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin
TITTLE: The Road to Eldorado
MEDIUM: Tempera on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Martinez post office is still an active operating facility. The mural resides in the lobby and can be viewed by interested members of the public.
YEAR: 1939

The Martinez Court Square Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been recently restored.  Unfortunately it was locked when I was there and couldn’t photograph the lobby and New Deal Mural.

Doug

Sources

  • Personal visit July 2022 by Doug
  • United States Postal Service