United States Post Office (Adel, Georgia)

The United States Post Office in Adel, Georgia is a building built in 1939. It is at 115 E. 4th Street (Georgia State Route 76) at the intersection with Parrish Avenue. It is square, one story tall and is in the Colonial Revival style. It was built by the Public Works Administration. The main entrance has broad granite steps with a cast-iron railing. The original wood double doors have been replaced. It served ZIP Code 31620 and was used as a post office until 2001. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 as "United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia".[1][2] It is now houses the Cook County Historical Society Museum & Genealogical Library.[3]

United States Post Office-Adel, Georgia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Southwest corner
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Location	115 E. 4th St., Adel, Georgia
Coordinates	31.1374°N 83.4228°W / 31.1374; -83.4228
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939
Architect	Louis A. Simon
Engineer	Neal A. Melick
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	08001319 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 15, 2009

The post office included a New Deal mural, titled "Plantation Scene" painted by Alice Flint in 1941. The mural now hangs in Adel's new, nonhistoric post office.[2]