Fredericktown United States Post Office is a historic post office building located at Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1936–1937. It is a one-story, rectangular, WPA-Moderne style red brick and limestone building. It measures approximately 64 feet by 68 feet and features an elaborated raised entrance within an ashlar enframement of pilasters and tall, complex windows. The lobby has a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Missourian James Baare Turnbull titled, "The Lead Belt," installed in 1939.[2]: 5
Fredericktown United States Post Office | |
Fredericktown United States Post Office, April 2014 | |
Location | 155 S. Main St., Fredericktown, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 37°33′29″N 90°17′39″W / 37.55806°N 90.29417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 | -1937
Built by | Hiram Lloyd Building & Const. |
Architect | Simon, Louis A. |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 09000814[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 8, 2009 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carole A. Magnus and Roger Maserang (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fredericktown United States Post Office" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2009)