US Post Office-Sylvester

US Post Office-Sylvester
Location 122 N. Main St., Sylvester, Georgia
Coordinates 31°31′37″N 83°50′6″W / 31.52694°N 83.83500°W / 31.52694; -83.83500Coordinates: 31°31′37″N 83°50′6″W / 31.52694°N 83.83500°W / 31.52694; -83.83500
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1939
NRHP reference # 96000735[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 1996

The Sylvester U.S. Post Office in Sylvester, Georgia is a historic post office. It was the area's only post office[2] and is adorned with a mural from the New Deal era titled Cantaloupe Industry that was painted by Chester J. Tingler in 1939.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1996. It is located at 122 North Main Street.

It is a rectangular, one-story building with Colonial Revival details applied to what has been termed as otherwise an International-style building. The International-style elements are its plain walls and windows and its flat composition roof.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ About Worth County
  3. ↑ "Sylvester - Georgia.gov".
  4. ↑ Steven H. Moffson (March 7, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: U.S. Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 5, 2017. with 15 photos
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