U.S. Post Office

U.S. Post Office

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c. 1936, Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury. 116 W. Main St.

The one-story five-bay tawny brick post office with a red-tiled hipped roof with exposed rafter tails has segmental arches over the rectangular windows, creating a vaguely Mediterranean residential character rather than the Colonial Revival or Moderne styles typical of Simon’s tenure. The post office houses the 1942 mural Lumber Manufacturing by Dallas-based artist Jerry Bywaters, which depicts an important regional industry. The mural was funded by the Section of Fine Arts of the U.S. Treasury.

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