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    Post Office Sculptures – Ripley MS

    Date added: March 8, 2014; Modified: June 19, 2023

    George Aarons’ three cast stone reliefs, “Development of the Postal Service,” were installed in 1939 in the then-new (and now former) Ripley, Mississippi post office. They were moved to the new post office in 1999 and installed on the back… read more

    Post Office (former) – Ripley MS

    Date added: March 8, 2014; Modified: June 19, 2023

    The 1939 Colonial Revival-style post office was rehabilitated in 1999 and now privately owned; as of 2014 it was home to a communications company, though no longer. The company received a Heritage Award for Excellence in the rehabilitation of the… read more

    Elementary School – Ripley MS

    Date added: November 10, 2019; Modified: November 10, 2019

    Public Works Administration (PWA) project 1280 provided a grant of $16,411 for construction of a grammar school. Architect E. L. Malvaney designed the 1-story brick school. The Daily Clarion-Ledger reported both the high school and the elementary school were constructed… read more

    Peoples Consolidated School – Ripley MS

    Date added: November 10, 2019

    Public Works Administration (PWA) project 1254 was for the Peoples Consolidated School. A loan in the amount of $1550 and grant for $4745 was approved 8/12/1937. Construction began 12/14/1937 and was completed 5/31/1938 for a total cost of $10,952.

    Waterworks System – Ripley MS

    Date added: November 7, 2019

    Public Works Administration (PWA) project 7312 for Ripley’s waterworks system was approved June 20, 1934 for a loan of $51,500 and a grant of $17,135. Construction was started 11/15/1935 and completed 11/5/1937. Ripley proposed to issue revenue bonds in order… read more

    Shady Grove School – Ripley MS

    Date added: January 2, 2015; Modified: January 17, 2015

    Located in rural Tippah County, about 5 miles west of Ripley, the Shady Grove School was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936.