The Berryville Post Office is a historic post office building at 101 East Madison Avenue in Berryville, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick Colonial Revival structure, topped by a hip roof and cupola with finial. It was designed by Louis A. Simon and built in 1938–39. Although primarily intended to serve the needs of the United States Postal Service, the basement housed offices of various county agents. The building is primarily notable for the plaster sculpture above the postmaster's office, which was created in 1940 by Daniel Gillette Olney as part of the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts, a jobs program for artists.[2]
Berryville Post Office | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 101 E. Madison Ave., Berryville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′52″N 93°33′56″W / 36.36444°N 93.56556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Olney, Daniel; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Berryville Commercial Historic District (ID16000402) |
| MPS | Post Offices with Section Art in Arkansas MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000922[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 14, 1998 |
| Designated CP | March 24, 2016 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Berryville Post Office" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
External links edit
- Berryville Post Office at USPS.com
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