Post Office Mural – Cresco IA

"Iowa Farming"

Mural entitled “Iowa Farming” painted in 1937 by Richard Haines. “Richard Haines was born here in 1906. His parents, Fred and Hattie, were pioneer farmers at the turn of the century and Richard began sketching scenes of cows and the… read more

Post Office – Cresco IA

The post office in Cresco was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Richard Haines’s 1937 mural, “Iowa Farming,” completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and… read more