ADDRESS: 200 West Brown Street, New Lexington, Ohio 43764
ARTIST: Isabel Bishop
TITLE: Great Men Came From the Hills
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The New Lexington post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides on the wall in the main section of the lobby.
YEAR: 1938
I like the design of this building. Typically most of the buildings are your rectangular smaller buildings. But this one sticks out and has a great roof line and the large rooms to either sides of the building.
David W. Gates Jr.
Sources
- Personal visit on 10/23/2022 at 4:56 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