ADDRESS: 201 East Grant Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
ARTIST: Richard Zoellner
TITLE: Tobacco Harvest
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (Mural)
STATUS: The Georgetown post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1936
I arrived in Georgetown late in the day. The sun had already set but I was able to get a few good photos of the exterior of the building. Turns out Georgetown is also the boy hood home of Ulysses Grant, our 18th president.
I walked about the block in the downtown area and stopped to read the plaque outside of the house he grew up in. It was late and after hours so I never went inside, but it was kind of nice to see this little bit of history. Bonus the post office is on the same street and just a short walk away.
There are also some nice historical photos decorating the lobby of the post office.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 10/24/2022 at 8:18 PM 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
