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Post office buildings with geological survey markers.

Post office buildings with geological survey markers.

Lebanon Indiana Post Office

March 10, 2022 By David W. Gates Jr.

Lebanon IN Post Office 46052
Lebanon IN Post Office 46052

ADDRESS: 304 W Main St, Lebanon, IN 46052

Another road trip to Indiana brought me to Lebanon.

David W. Gates Jr.

Lebanon IN Post Office 46052 Cornerstone
Lebanon IN Post Office 46052 Cornerstone

Sources

  • Personal visit on 3/09/22 about 6:51 AM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Filed Under: Indiana, Post Office, Survey Marker Tagged With: Indiana, Post Office, Survey Marker

Portland Indiana Post Office

December 1, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Portland IN Post Office 47371
Portland IN Post Office 47371

ADDRESS: 119 S. Meridian St., Portland, Indiana 47371

The Portland post office has a nice cornerstone and right next to it a US geological survey marker. Neat!

David W. Gates Jr.

Portland IN Post Office 47371 Cornerstone
Portland IN Post Office 47371 Cornerstone

Sources

  • Personal visit on 11/23/21 about 1:10 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Filed Under: Cornerstone, Indiana, Post Office, Survey Marker Tagged With: Cornerstone, Indiana, Post Office, Survey Marker

Indianapolis Former Post Office and Courthouse Birch Bayh Federal Building

October 4, 2021 By David W. Gates Jr.

Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204

ADDRESS: 46 E. Ohio St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
ARTIST: Grant Wright Christian & Reynold Selfridge
TITLE: Mail, Transportation and Delivery, Culture & Education, Safety Patrol, To Those Who Served, Early & Present Day Indianapolis Life
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (murals) 9 panels
STATUS: The Indiana Post Office and Courthouse no longer houses the United States Postal Service. However, the building is still an active Federal building with GSA, Marshall and Courtrooms present.
YEAR: 1936

Culture & Education
Marion County Pioneers
Safety Patrol
Clearing and Building
To Those Who Served
Backwoods Indianapolis
Transportation and Delivery


ADDRESS: 46 E. Ohio St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
ARTIST: David K. Rubins
TITLE: Distribution of the Mail
MEDIUM: Limestone (reliefs)
STATUS: The Indiana Post Office and Courthouse no longer houses the United States Postal Service. However, the building is still an active Federal building with GSA, Marshall and Courtrooms present.
YEAR: 1936

Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204

My recent visit to Indianapolis was to visit the Indiana Historical Society. I was looking to get some preliminary research done for the Indiana post office murals. The historical society is only open until 5:00 PM which left me time to walk over the Birch Bayh Federal building.

This is a great looking building and it also have some great statutes on the exterior of the building. Since it was a weekend, I didn’t even try to get inside to view the murals, and since that wasn’t the purpose of my trip anyway.

I’ll plan another trip to Indianapolis in the future, but for now here are some exterior images of this magnificent Building.

David W. Gates Jr.

Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Agriculture
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Industry
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Cornerstone
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Bill of Rights Plaque
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Literature
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Justice
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Cornerstone
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Literature Plaque
Indianapolis-Birch-Bayh-46204-P11
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Justice Plaque
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Industry Plaque
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Agriculture Plaque
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Bill of Rights Plaque
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Survey
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Signagure
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204 Survey
Indianapolis Birch Bayh 46204

“Used with the permission of the U.S General Services Administration®. All rights reserved.”

Sources

  • Personal visit on 9/18/21 about 5:05 PM by David W. Gates Jr.
  • Indiana Post Office Mural Guidebook by David W. Gates Jr.
  • U.S. General Services Administration (Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse | GSA)
  • Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Indianapolis, IN | GSA
  • (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
  • Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2019/09/26/retroindy-depression-era-wpa-created-indianapolis-landmarks-and-put-hoosiers-work-fdr/2377606001/

Filed Under: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, Former Post Office, Indiana, New Deal, Post Office, Survey Marker Tagged With: Artist, Artwork, Cornerstone, David K Rubins, Former Post Office, Grant Christian, Grant Wright Christian, Indiana, New Deal, Post Office, Survey Marker

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