Preston Main Post Office

US Post Office--Preston Main
Location 55 E. Oneida St., Preston, Idaho
Coordinates 42°5′47″N 111°52′28″W / 42.09639°N 111.87444°W / 42.09639; -111.87444Coordinates: 42°5′47″N 111°52′28″W / 42.09639°N 111.87444°W / 42.09639; -111.87444
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1940 (1940)
Architect Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
NRHP reference # 89000135[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1989

The Preston Main Post Office, located at 55 E. Oneida St. in Preston, Idaho, was built in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as US Post Office-Preston Main.[1]

Its Classical Revival design is credited to Louis A. Simon.

The interior includes a New Deal mural depicting U.S. cavalry attacking and burning a Native American village, titled "The Battle of Bear River". The approximately 5 by 12 feet (1.5 m × 3.7 m) mural was painted by Edmond J. Fitzgerald in 1941.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ H.J. "Jim" Kolva; Steve Franks (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office-Preston Main / Preston Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2017. With four photos.
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