New Deal buildings or New Deal murals or artwork.

Liberty Indiana Post Office

November 11, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 29 E Union St, Liberty, Indiana 47353
ARTIST: Avery Fischer Johnson
TITLE: Autumn Fields
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Liberty 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

I’m delighted with the images from my Liberty Trip. However, it was a Sunday and the lobby was closed. I did not get to see the mural. Darn! I guess I’ll have to plan another trip.

An interesting side note, it looks like the entire front side of the building is a sort of motte. There is a walkway between the sidewalk and front entrance. I only took one picture of this but, thought that was interesting.

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Liberty IN Post Office 47353 Mural Center

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Sources

Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 1:41 PM and 3/09/2022 at 10:51 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
Indiana 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: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
(affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals: John C. Carlisle
Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)

Cambridge City Indiana Post Office

November 10, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 227 W. Main St., Cambridge City, Indiana 47327
ARTIST: Samuel F. Hersey
TITLE: Pride of Cambridge City
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Cambridge City 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1941

What a beautiful building. Maybe because I had brilliant light and timing but I’m loving this building. Is also in really good shape.

Disappointed the lobby was closed, but if you go to the side entrance and look through the windows you can see the mural. I was able to get a few images of the mural through the windows, but will return for better pictures.

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Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural Center

Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural

Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural Left

Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural Plaque

Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural Right

Cambridge City IN Post Office 47327 Mural Signature

Sources

Personal visit on 11/7/21 about 2:35 PM and 3/09/2022 at 9:59 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
(affiliate link) Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
(affiliate link): A Simple and Vital Design: The Story of the Indiana Post Office Murals: John C. Carlisle
Parma Conservation (https://parmaconservation.com)

Alexandria Indiana Post Office

November 9, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

ADDRESS: 205 W. Church St., Alexandria, Indiana 46001
ARTIST: Roland Schweinsburg
TITLE: The Sleighing Party
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Alexandria 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 a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1938

I took another road trip in November of 2021. The days were getting shorter and I was limited with daylight. I arrived in Alexandria a little after 5 PM and it was already getting dark. This was my last stop of the day before I headed home.

Needless to say, I took a few images of the building in the dark. Funny thing the church across the street has a neon light that changes. It also cast the blue and purple shadow of light on the front of the building.

The lobby was also closed so I need to return for the mural images.

UPDATE

I was able to make another trip to Alexandria in November of 2021. The weather was chilly, but I arrived during daylight hours and got some better images. This particular road trip was also during the week and the post office as open.

Alexandria is special in that not only does it have a depression-era mural, but there is also a mural done in the 1970s by a former postal supervisor. More about that later.

I’m also digging the floor mat, I haven’t seen too many of those customized with the name of the town on it. A very nice touch.

UPDATE

Another visit on June 30, 2023 allowed me better images of the front of the building.

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