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Sylvania Ohio Former Post Office

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Former Sylvania OH Post Office 43560
Former Sylvania OH Post Office 43560

ADDRESS: 5738 Main Street, Sylvania, Ohio 43560
ARTIST: Melik Finkle
TITLE: Trilobites
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The former Sylvania post office is no longer an active, operating facility. It is currently home to an attorney’s office. The relief was relocated to the new building on Post Office Way and can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides on a wall in the main lobby.
YEAR:  1940

My sources informed me the Sylvania post office had artwork. So when I entered the address of the Sylvania post office into my GPS it took me to the newer post office. As I was waiting around the parking lot of the newer post office, a local had entered the building.

I asked if he knew where the original old post office was located. He knew immediately and told me it was located right downtown. He had mentioned it was now a law office. That was about all he know about it. He said to look for an old brick building with an Attorney sign out front. Since I didn’t know the address I wasn’t able to enter it into my GPS. We found the down-town section, its pretty easy to recognize the older buildings once you have visited many. So I immediately spotted it when we drove down main street.

Some investigation work and some local knowledge is about all it takes to find these nice gems. I’m really happy to have found it and get these photographs. Tune in tomorrow for the Plaster Cast artwork that was once installed in this post office. You can now view it on display at the new Sylvania Post Office.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office 43560
Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office 43560
Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office 43560
Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office 43560
Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office Cornerstone
Former Sylvania Ohio Post Office 43560

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

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Maumee Ohio Former Post Office

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Former Maumee OH Post Office 43537
Former Maumee OH Post Office 43537

ADDRESS: 415 Conant Street., Maumee, Ohio 43537
ARTIST: Rudolph Scheffler
TITLE: Communication
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The former Maumee post office is no longer an active, operating postal facility. It is now home to the local business. However, there are reports the mural still resides in the building. It previously resided in the mail lobby on the wall above the former postmaster’s office.
YEAR: 1936

I was confused when I visited Maumee, I had originally though this was still an active post office. The records that I have been checking stated it does have a mural. unfortunately, I have been unable to find any further information regarding the where-a-bouts of it.

Does anyone out there happen to know if the mural still resides inside the old post office? When I visited it was during Thanksgiving holiday and whatever business is located here was closed. Darn I said to myself. I’ll be back in the area again soon I hope. I’ll have to plan my visit more carefully.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Former Maumee Ohio Post Office 43537
Former Maumee Ohio Post Office Cornerstone
Former Maumee Ohio Post Office
Former Maumee Ohio Post Office Train
Former Maumee Ohio Post Office Plane
Former Maumee Ohio Post Office Ship

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

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Former Fremont Ohio Post Office

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Former Fremont OH Post Office
Former Fremont OH Post Office

ADDRESS: 416 W. State St., Fremont, Ohio 43420

So I actually had the address of the newer Fremont post office dialed into my GPS. As I was driving through Fremont, I stumbled across this one. I didn’t even know it existed. I remember getting hungry and looking for a place to eat. So I decided to drive around the downtown area and low and behold this is what I found.

I was sad to see the deterioration of the corner-stone but at least It wasn’t completed covered up or destroyed. I know very little about this one so If anyone else has any stories or additional history on by all means please share.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

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  • Personal visit on 10/23/2012 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service