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Fowler Indiana Post Office

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Fowler IN Post Office 47944
Fowler IN Post Office 47944

ADDRESS: 114 S Madison Ave, Fowler, Indiana 47944
ARTIST: Nat Werner
TITLE: Resting during Prairie Plowing
MEDIUM: Cast stone (relief)
STATUS: The Fowler post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on a wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

To be honest, I had no idea the lobby was going to be open when I arrived in Fowler. My goal was to get a good photo of the exterior of the building and I achieved that during this trip on the 26th of September. However, since the lobby was also open, I was able to photograph the stone relief artwork.

Sadly, the ivy on the front facade of the building covers up the cornerstone. It was tempting to peel it away from the building, but I refrained form doing this. I’m guessing a winter visit may be in order to get the photograph of this one. IDK.

David W. Gates Jr.

Fowler IN Post Office 47944
Fowler IN Post Office 47944
Fowler IN Post Office 47944
Fowler IN Post Office 47944
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Art
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Art Detail
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Art Detail
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Art Detail
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Art Signature
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN Post Office 47944 Artifact
Fowler IN PO 47944 Cornerstone P1

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Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office

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Pompton Lakes NJ Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes NJ Post Office 07442

ADDRESS: 47 Lakeside Ave., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442
ARTIST: A. Stirling Calder
TITLE: Benjamin Franklin
MEDIUM: Stone (relief)
STATUS: The Pompton Lakes post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1937

I’m enjoying the various mediums in New Jersey. Take this stone relief for example, most of the art is murals, but every now and then you get a cool relief or carving.

I feel like I’m staring at a $100 bill when I observe this relief. I also love the historical marker placed in front of the building.

The vegetation near the cornerstone did pose a slight challenge. One of the clerks, observed me pushing back the plants to photograph it. In hindsight, I should have asked him for assistance so I could get a better picture.

David W. Gates Jr.

Pompton Lakes NJ Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Plaque
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Lobby
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Cornerstone
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief Detail
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Lobby
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442
Pompton Lakes New Jersey Post Office 07442 Relief
Pompton Lakes
Pompton Lakes (Ben Franklin Tribute)

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Former Morton Illinois Post Office

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Former Morton IL Post Office 61550
Former Morton IL Post Office 61550

ADDRESS: 120 North Main Street, Morton, Illinois, 61550
ARTIST: Charles Umlauf
TITLE: Spirit of Communication
MEDIUM: Stone (relief)
STATUS: The relief no longer resides in the original building shown here. It was moved to the new building on Jefferson Street. It resides in the retail section of the lobby and is best viewed during business hours.
YEAR: 1939

Welcome to today’s featured former post office from Morton, Illinois.

So this is one of those cases where the art is no longer in this building. So then what do I do? Do I include the sources at the bottom of my articles as I normally do with building that do have art?

Those are decisions I have ponder as I create articles on former post offices buildings. Especially when the art no longer exist here.

The stone cast was moved to the new building on Jefferson St.

What do you know about the art moving to the new building? Please comment and share below.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

 

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