Portales Main Post Office

The Portales Main Post Office, on W. 1st St. in Portales in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, was built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as US Post Office-Portales Main.[1]

US Post Office--Portales Main
Portales Main Post Office is located in New Mexico
Portales Main Post Office
Portales Main Post Office is located in the United States
Portales Main Post Office
Location116 W. First St., Portales, New Mexico
Coordinates34°11′11″N 103°20′17″W / 34.186356°N 103.338118°W / 34.186356; -103.338118
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1937
Built byTheodore Van Soelen
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference No.90000140[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1990

It is a one-story red brick building.

It includes an oil-on-canvas mural by Santa Fe artist Theodore Van Soelen titled "Buffalo Range", executed in 1939 under a New Deal program, the Federal Works Agency's Section of Fine Arts program. The mural is about 5 by 12 feet (1.5 m × 3.7 m).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Portales Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved June 4, 2017. With four photos (including one of the mural).
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