Post offices with artwork.

Seneca Kansas Post Office

July 31, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

Seneca KS Post Office 66538 P6 — 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.

Seneca-KS-Post-Office-66538-Mural7-crop-scaled

Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Detail

Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Signature

Seneca KS Post Office 66538 Mural Center

Sources

Personal visit on 7/23/2022 at 10:57 AM 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
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). KTWU Sunflower Journey’s. “Murals, Glass & Mask” – 2604 Season 26 Episode 2604, Post Office Murals, Depression Glass, Plains People: Dave Van Hee.
Kansas Sampler Foundation 8 Wonders of Kansas Art | Post Office Section Art, statewide Kansas Sampler Foundation

Sabetha Kansas Post Office

July 30, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

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 Cornerstone

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Signature

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Right

Sabetha KS Post Office 66534 Mural Center

Sources

Personal visit on 7/23/2022 at 10:22 AM 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
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). KTWU Sunflower Journey’s. “Murals, Glass & Mask” – 2604 Season 26 Episode 2604, Post Office Murals, Depression Glass, Plains People: Dave Van Hee.
Kansas Sampler Foundation 8 Wonders of Kansas Art | Post Office Section Art, statewide Kansas Sampler Foundation

Horton Kansas Post Office

July 29, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

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.