ADDRESS: 221 E 3rd St, Muleshoe, TX 79347
Welcome to the mule. Muleshoe that is.
Doug
Sources
- Personal visit by Doug
- United States Postal Service
Muleshoe Texas Post Office – Guest
Post offices with dedication plaques.
Post offices with dedication plaques.
Newark New Jersey Post Office & Courthouse
ADDRESS: 2 Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey 07102
ARTIST: Romuald Kraus
TITLE: Justice
MEDIUM: Bronze (sculpture)
STATUS: The Newark post office is still an active, operating facility. However, as of this writing I’ve been unable to confirm the exact location of this piece.
YEAR: 1933
ADDRESS: 2 Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey 07102
ARTIST: Vicken Von Post Totten
TITLE: Darkness and Light
MEDIUM: Metal (medallions)
STATUS: The Newark post office is still an active, operating facility. As of this writing, I’ve been unable to locate the status or whereabouts of the two medallions. My research reveals they are considered, missing, lost or destroyed. The bronze statute resides near the courtrooms on the third floor.
YEAR: 1933
Newark is perhaps the most fancy lobbies I’ve seen. I arrived pretty early and got the nice sunrise showing on the building. That is the reason for the nice orange glow of the first few images.
I arrived very early on a Sunday to photograph this one. This was on purpose, as I wanted to photograph it with as little cars or people in the pictures. It turns out this was a great time to visit and that the lobby was also open. So I was extremely happy to be able to go inside see the very ornate lobby and take my exterior sunrise photos. It was a good morning.
I did not attempt to find the sculpture or medallions on this trip. My goal was all exterior images. In addition I knew that I was going to have to make a second visit to get into a few other buildings.
I needed to visit Fort Lee one more time before heading home so that’s exactly what I did.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/23/21 about 5:40 AM and 8/2021 by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- Smithsonian American Art Museum (Justice (model, Newark, New Jersey Courthouse) | Smithsonian American Art Museum (si.edu))
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal
: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
- Yale Law School (Justice, Romuald Kraus | Documents Collection Center (yale.edu))
- National Archives “Light” and “Darkness” Sculpture, Newark, NJ Post Office by Vicken Tottens | DocsTeach
- The National Archives Catalog
Matawan New Jersey Post Office
ADDRESS: 155 Main St., Matawan, New Jersey 07747
ARTIST: Armin A. Scheler
TITLE: Philip Frenean Freeing the Slaves, Rural Mail, Old Hospital, Old Glenwood Institute, and First Presbyterian Church, 1767
MEDIUM: Plaster (reliefs)
STATUS: The Matawan post office is still an active, operating facility, and the reliefs can be viewed by interested members of the public. They resided in the lobby on the wall above the mailboxes.
YEAR: 1937
Matawan is a great example of a post office building that has been maintained well. It appears someone also took the time to enhance the lobby, by adding motion sensing lights. I think this is the first post office lobby where I’ve seen this.
I do believe there is one more in the retail section of the lobby. Since I was there after hours, I was not able to confirm this.
The only grip I have is trying to get the cornerstone picture. I had to crawl into the bushes for this one.
The reliefs are smaller pieces, but wonderfully displayed for all to enjoy.
UPDATE
I had time during my August 2021 trip so I stopped to get better exterior pictures. I was also able to confirm the 5th relief is located in the retail section of the lobby.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 5/22/21 about 7:00APM and 8/12/2021 about 2:56 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
- (affiliate link) New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
- United States Postal Service
- (affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal