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Former Tullahoma Tennessee Post Office

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Former Tullahoma TN Post Office 37388
Former Tullahoma TN Post Office 37388

ADDRESS: 201 Grundy St., Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388

Today’s featured post offices is the Former Tullahoma Tennessee. At the time I visited, I was not able to confirm that is was in fact the former post office. However, the building has all the features of a post office built during this time. There is a corner stone that is prominently visible on the lower right corner of the building. It has the traditional boxy design.

Here is where you can help out. Is this in fact the former Tullahoma Post Office? Did you work here? Did a relative of yours work here? Do you have old pictures with the name “Post Office in it” I’d love to see it. What is address? I have 201 written on the building, but I wasn’t sure if this was Grundy St.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

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Former Tullahoma TN Post Office 37388 ST Roger
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Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office

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Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office 37321
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office 37321

ADDRESS: 400 Main St., Dayton, Tennessee 37321
ARTIST: Bertram Hartman
TITLE: View From Johnson Bluff
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: No longer a post office, however, the mural still here. It’s located in the lobby above the former postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

I’m always disappointed when I see buildings sold off to private businesses. I’m not sure what I make of this one except that is no longer a post office. At lease the city of Dayton keeps the building maintained and the mural on display for the public. After all that was why they were installed in post offices in the first place, for the public enjoyment.

Any of my fans know when the City of Dayton purchased this building? Any Dayton history buff, have any interesting they like to share about this building?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office 37321
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office
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Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail Artists Signature
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Detail
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Cornerstone
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office Mural Full
Former Dayton Tennessee Post Office

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

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Naperville Illinois New & Former Post Office

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Naperville IL Former Post Office 60540
Downtown Naperville Illinois Post Office 60540

ADDRESS: 5 South Washington Street, Naperville, Illinois, 60540
ARTIST: Rainey Bennett
TITLE: George Martin’s Home Overlooking Old Naper Mill
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The former Naperville post office is now Naperville Bank & Trust. However, the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public during business hours. It resides in the lobby behind the teller’s counter.
YEAR: 1941

I have to tell you this was a hard one to write about. Let me explain. It’s the former post office. No, it’s the newer post office. Yes you are correct, it’s both. It really is an odd combination of both. See apparently the Naperville Bank & Trust company purchase and renovated the former post office building.

However, it appears the post office also added onto the old building in a sense keeping the same location. There is actually a door inside the new post office that leads directly into the bank. So you can imagine the difficulty in attempting to categorize or list this one. It’s also my first post that is essentially a combination a of new and former post office. I guess you could call it a bonus day. Two for the price of one at Post Office Freak! Welcome to the Former Naperville post office building, complete with mural and artifacts, and the new addition right in heart of downtown Naperville.

Since the old building is now privately owned I was polite and asked permission before photographing inside the building. It was difficult to get the entire piece. As you can see from the photos below there are two very large lights in front of the mural, making it very difficult to get the entire piece in one shot. I tried my best and realized the close up detail photos turned out the best.

The Naperville historical society has done a lot to preserve the artifacts from this building and the bank has done a nice job in displaying the pieces through-out the lobby. If you are a real fan of these classic post office buildings you will definitely want to add this one to your list to visit.

Thanks for stopping by

David W. Gates Jr.

Downtown Naperville Illinois Post Office 60540
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Naperville Illinois Former Post Office 60540
Naperville Illinois Former Post Office 60540
Naperville Illinois Former Post Office 60540
Naperville Illinois Former Post Office Mural Detail
Naperville Illinois Former Post Office Mural

“Used with the permission of the Naperville Bank and Trust.”

Happy to have visited this one again. April 2023.

Naperville IL Former Post Office 60540
Naperville IL Former Post Office 60540
Naperville IL Former Post Office 60540

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