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New Deal buildings or New Deal murals or artwork.

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
Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439
Horton KS Post Office 66439
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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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

Sources

  • 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