New Deal buildings or New Deal murals or artwork.

Granville Ohio Post Office

November 3, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 203 Broadway East, Granville, Ohio 43023
ARTIST: Wendell Jones
TITLE: First Pulpit in Granville
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Granville post office is still an active, operating facility. However, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

I arrived late in the day as one of my last stops during my October 2022 road trip. I actually didn’t think I was going to be able to photograph it. The daylight as draining fast but I was able to get a few good photos.

Once I was done there, I headed over to the Granville public library to upload and save all the images I had taken for the day. I’ve learned that saving my images at the end of the day is a good idea.

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Granville OH Post Office 43023 Mural Signature

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Mural Right

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Mural Left

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Cornerstone

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Mural Center

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Mural Detail

Granville OH Post Office 43023 Artifacts

Sources

Personal visit on 10/23/2022 at 8:42 AM and 10/26/2022 at 3:19 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
Granville, Ohio Historical Society static.squarespace.com/static/5054b15de4b02b42cb2ebd87/5054b1c0e4b02aa16c339410/5054b1c0e4b02aa16c339425/1339882163008/
United States Postal Service
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
Ohio Cooperative Living: These walls can talk: Post office art | Ohio Cooperative Living (ohiocoopliving.com)

Caldwell Ohio Post Office

November 1, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 601 West Street, Caldwell, OH 43724
ARTIST: Robert Lewis Lepper
TITLE: Noble County – Ohio
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Caldwell 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: 1938

I’m delighted to have had wonderful weather the first few days of my October 2022 road trip. The blue skies, cooler temperatures and low traffic made it perfect for photographing the Caldwell, Ohio post office building.

The mural for this one hangs in the retail section of the lobby. Since I was here on a Sunday, I had to photograph it through the glass wall. I think they turned out pretty good, but most likely, I’ll be back for better images. For now here is what you get.

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Caldwell OH Post Office 43724 Mural Center

Caldwell OH Post Office 43724 Cornerstone

Caldwell OH Post Office 43724 Mural Full

Caldwell OH Post Office 43724 Mural Left

Caldwell OH Post Office 43724 Mural Right

Sources

Personal visit on 10/23/2022 at 12:22 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

Barnesville Ohio Post Office

October 31, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 116 East Church Street, Barnesville, Ohio, 43713
ARTIST: Michael Aloysius Sarisky
TITLE: Airmail
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Barnesville post office is still an active, operating facility. However, the mural has been reported missing, lost or destroyed. It previously resided in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door. The current mural which resides in its places was a replacement replica created by a local artist. The news articles provide the full story.
YEAR: 1937

Barnesville was another goal during my recent October 2022 road trip. I was anxious for this visit as it was one of the missing, lost or destroyed murals. You can imagine my surprise when I observed a mural in the lobby.

Kudos to the Burnsville community in coming together to create a replacement mural. The building is well maintained and the mural looks good. The newspaper clippings gives you the full story. Very nice!

David W. Gates Jr.