Celebrating our Nation's Post Offices
ADDRESS: 424 N Kentucky St, Kingston, TN 37763
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Kingston—built early 1970’s.
Doug
ADDRESS: 105 Court Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011
ARTIST: Richard Zoellner
TITLE: Fort Hamilton, Agriculture and Industries of Hamilton (6 panels)
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Hamilton post office is still an active, operating facility, and the murals can be viewed by interested members of the public. Five reside in the main lobby on the wall above the front entrances. The sixth resides on the west wall above, the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941
Hamilton was another stop during my October 2022 road trip. I wasn’t expecting such a large building or I just wasn’t thinking at the time I was planning the trip. I’m happy I didn’t need to wait long for an unobstructed view of the front.
This building has six individual panels, one large one above the postmaster and office door. The other five are half circles above the front entrances to the building.
The larger one above the postmaster’s door is a bit difficult to photograph. The light hanging from the ceiling makes it difficult to see and photograph.
They are all in great shape, and I suspect have been restored or touched up.
David W. Gates Jr.
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
ADDRESS: 1122 S Roane St, Harriman, TN 37748
Tennessee post offices combines the old and new with the modern ones from 2000 and some like the Downtown Knoxville which opened in 1932. Harriman; current PO built 1980.
Doug