Oswego United States Post Office

US Post Office--Oswego
Location 819 4th St., Oswego, Kansas
Coordinates 37°10′04″N 95°06′38″W / 37.16778°N 95.11056°W / 37.16778; -95.11056Coordinates: 37°10′04″N 95°06′38″W / 37.16778°N 95.11056°W / 37.16778; -95.11056
Area less than one acre
Built 1940
Architect Larter, Robert E.; Simon, Louis
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS
NRHP reference # 89001648[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1989

The Oswego United States Post Office in Oswego, Kansas is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office--Oswego, located at 819 4th Street. Built in 1940, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

It is Classical Revival in style, with design attributed to Louis A. Simon. Originally it was 61 by 58 feet (19 m × 18 m) in plan; a 23 by 71 feet (7.0 m × 21.6 m) extension was added in 1971.[2]

A WPA tempera on canvas mural by Robert E. Larter entitled Farm Life is displayed in the lobby that depicts the four seasons of farming life. The mural, installed on July 31, 1940, measures 12 feet 10 inches by 4 feet 6 inches.[2] Federally commissioned murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting and Sculpture, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department.[3]


References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Martha Hagedorn-Krass (March 1, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oswego United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 19, 2017. With four photos from 1987.
  3. ↑ Arnesen, Eric (2007). Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History. 1. New York: Routledge. p. 1540. ISBN 9780415968263.
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