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Troy Ohio Post Office

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Troy OH Post Office 45373
Troy OH Post Office 45373

ADDRESS: 305 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373

Troy, Ohio is our featured post office of the day. After traveling through-out Ohio, I’ve seem to notice that several towns have the same exact building style as this one. It’s a great looking building with the columns in front and spindles on the roof edge. I don’t think spindles is the correct architecture name for it but interesting non-the-less.

So maybe you could help out. Do you know what style building this is? What is it called or influenced after? Please comment below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 11/29/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Fairborn Ohio Post Office

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Fairborn OH Post Office 45324
Fairborn OH Post Office 45324

ADDRESS: 67 West Hebble Avenue, Fairborn, Ohio, 45324
ARTIST: Henry Simon
TITLE: Wright Brothers in Ohio
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The former Fairborn post office is no longer an active, operating postal facility. It is now home to the local public library. The mural was moved here to the newer post office building It is located on a wall in the main lobby.
YEAR: 1941

To be honest I wasn’t quite expecting to see the mural in this building. To my surprise however, the mural is housed here in the newer post office. Someone or somebody took the time to plan for the installation. As you can see from the images below, the mural is set into the wall and protected by glass. I’m delighted it has been protected and cared for.

However, this made my job of photographing it very difficult. Every angle I tried ended with reflections from the overhead lights reflecting off the glass. I ended up taking a bunch of photographs. I never achieved a reflection-free full photo of this one. Maybe someday, I’ll be able to get a better photograph, maybe when they remodel or take it down for restoration or cleaning. But until that happens, I hope you enjoy the photographs I did get.

What do you know about the circumstances surrounding the movement of this mural? Where you responsible for the installation and protection of it? I’d love to hear your comments below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Fairborn Ohio Post Office 45324
Fairborn Ohio Post Office 45324
Fairborn Ohio Post Office 45324
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Full
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail
Fairborn Ohio Post Office Mural 45324 Detail

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

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Enon Ohio Post Office

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Enon OH Post Office 45323
Enon OH Post Office 45323

ADDRESS: 27 N. Xenia Dr., Enon, Ohio 54323

Today’s featured post office is Enon, Ohio. Welcome to Enon, How are you today?

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 11/29/2013 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service