Fredonia United States Post Office

US Post Office--Fredonia
Location 428 Madison St., Fredonia, Kansas
Coordinates 37°32′05″N 95°49′53″W / 37.53472°N 95.83139°W / 37.53472; -95.83139Coordinates: 37°32′05″N 95°49′53″W / 37.53472°N 95.83139°W / 37.53472; -95.83139
Area less than one acre
Built 1939
Architect Louis Simon (architect); Lenore Thomas (artist)
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS
NRHP reference # 89001638[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1989

The Fredonia United States Post Office, located at 428 Madison St. in Fredonia, Kansas, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as US Post Office--Fredonia.

It is a one-story, gable- and flat-roofed red brick building which is about 65 by 55 feet (20 m × 17 m) in plan.[2]

It includes a ten-part terra cotta sculpture titled "Delivery of Mail to the Farm", by artist Lenore Thomas. This was installed on the lobby wall above the postmaster's door in 1939.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Martha Hagedorn Krass (February 10, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fredonia United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 26, 2017. With four photos from 1987.
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