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Paris Arkansas Post Office

December 3, 2018 By David W. Gates Jr.

Paris AR Post Office 72855
Paris AR Post Office 72855

ADDRESS: 206 N. Elm, Paris, Arkansas, 72855
ARTIST: Joseph P. Vorst
TITLE: Rural Arkansas
MEIDUM: Mural
STATUS: The mural resides in the lobby above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

Hard to believe it was back in April of this year that I visited this one. I’m just getting around to posting the images now in December. I’ve been crazy busy working on the books, and just dealing with life.

Anyway, I have a few more Arkansas buildings I’ll be posting over the next few weeks. Time to get back into focusing on the blog.

I had a wonderful visit to Paris and distinctly remember the clerk introducing me to Post masters: Arkansas post office art in the new deal published about the post offices in Arkansas. I’ll include this in the sources section below. And now for the images. So far I’ve been unable to find this one, but I’ll keep looking.

David W. Gates Jr.

Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Signature
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Lobby
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Signature
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Right
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Left
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Detail
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Mural Center
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855 Corner Stone
Paris Arkansas Post Office 72855

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

Sources

  • Personal visit on 4/25/2018 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
  • (affiliate link) University of Central Arkansas
  • (affiliate link) Post masters: Arkansas post office art in the new deal
  • National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Reference Number (98000923).
  • National Archives Records and Administration Identifier Number (26139934).

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Filed Under: Arkansas, Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, New Deal, Post Office Tagged With: Arkansas, Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Joseph P Vorst, New Deal, Post Office

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David W. Gates Jr. is an award winning author who writes about the murals and other forms of art found in post offices nation-wide.

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  1. ROBERT says

    December 7, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    HELLO DAVID:
    THE PARIS, ARKANSAS P.O. WAS BUILT BY THE J. J. FRITSH CO. DALLAS, TEXAS.
    THE BIDS WERE OPENED AND ACCEPTED IN AUGUST 1938, A CONTRACT AWARDED @ $47,000.00
    MR. J. E. MILLETT WAS THE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOR THE TREASURY DEPT. TO OVER SEE THE DAY TO DAY CONSTRUCTION, WITH PROGRESS REPORTS AND PHOTOS FORWARDED TO WASHINGTON, DC. THE CORNERSTONE IS SOME WHAT COVERED WITH CONCRETE OF THE H/C
    RAMP, THE YEAR ON THE CORNERSTONE WOULD BE 1938. THE TALL SLENDER CUPOLA STILL LOOKS GREAT, SOME HAVE SAID THIS TYPE OF CUPOLA WAS ALSO LIGHITED AT NIGHT. THE J. J. FRITSH CO. ALSO BUILT POST OFFICES IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND NEW MEXICO, THEY CEASED OPERATIONS ON 04-25-1940

    POST OFFICE COLLECTION,
    BY ROBERT

    • David says

      December 16, 2018 at 1:04 pm

      As always, thanks for the additional information, I was disappointed to see the date covered up in this one. But you of course have graciously provided the needed confirmation on this.

      Happy Holiday’s Mr. Mis.
      David

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