• City Hall - St. Petersburg FL
    From the 1990 local landmark application: "Built in 1939, St. Petersburg’s City Hall is significant for its distinction as being one of the few buildings in the City constructed under a PWA (Public Works Administration) grant. It’s construction was made possible through one of Roosevelt’s “New Deal” programs and had a great impact on the morale of the community... The building retains its architectural integrity and also retains significant interior features which contribute to its significance. City Hall is also the work of nationally known architect A. Lowther Forrest... City Hall is important as a modern example of Mediterranean Revival...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Milton FL
    Section of Fine Arts "mural entitled "Loading Pulpwood" painted by George Snow Hill in 1941. When a new post office was built, it was moved to the Santa Rosa Historical Society Museum. A fire there in the last few years, resulted in the mural being moved back to it's original location in the old post office." (flickr)
  • Post Office Mural - Madison FL
    The historic post office in Madison, Florida houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Long Staple Cotton," an oil-on-canvas mural completed by George Snow Hill in 1937. The work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. This mural, along with several others under the care of USPS, were covered following complaints about its content in Aug. 2020. Greene Publishing reported on the mural's getting covered with black plastic: The painting depicts workers preparing cotton to be bailed and shipped out. The painting pays tribute to the long staple cotton industry that was the economic engine that drove much of...
  • Post Office Mural - Perry FL
    George Snow Hill (1898-1969) painted this oil on canvas mural for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1938. "The panel honors the mostly African American laborers who contributed to the local lumber industry." (visitflorida.com) The mural, entitled "Cypress Logging." has since been restored and moved to the new Perry post office. It can be seen above the customer service counter.
  • Tampa International Airport Murals - Tampa FL
    The seven murals on display in the Airside E Terminal of the Tampa International Airport were commissioned from artist George Snow Hill in 1939 under New Deal sponsorship: "In the late 1930's, local artist George Snow Hill was commissioned to create these murals to adorn the walls of Tampa's newly built Peter O. Knight Airport. Hill artistically interpreted the history of flight through the contributions made by Icarus and Daedalus, Archimedes, The Montgolfier Brothers, Otto Lilienthal, Tony Jannus, The Wright Brothers, and a triptych, capturing the first scheduled airline flight in history. The murals were removed from the walls of the Peter...