United States Post Office–Blackfoot Main

US Post Office--Blackfoot Main
Location 165 W. Pacific, Blackfoot, Idaho
Coordinates 43°11′27″N 112°20′42″W / 43.19083°N 112.34500°W / 43.19083; -112.34500Coordinates: 43°11′27″N 112°20′42″W / 43.19083°N 112.34500°W / 43.19083; -112.34500
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1936
Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood
Architectural style Moderne
MPS US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
NRHP reference # 89000128[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1989

The U.S. Post Office–Blackfoot Main, also known as Blackfoot Main Post Office, in Blackfoot, Idaho was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It has Moderne architecture.[1]

It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood.[2]

The interior includes a five-panel mural titled "The Arrival Celebration" which was painted in 1939 by Anthony Standing Soldier, a young Sioux Indian artist from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, for $2,000.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blackfoot Main Post Office". National Park Service. March 16, 1989. Retrieved January 11, 2017. with four photos


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