Post Office – Lewistown IL

The post office in Lewistown, Illinois was constructed between 1939 and 1940 using Treasury Department funds. The building is still in use today.

Post Office Mural – Lewistown IL

"Lewistown Milestones"

The tempera mural “Lewistown Milestones” was painted by Ida Abelman and installed in the Lewistown, Illinois post office in 1941. The New Deal Art Registry notes that the mural “can be seen 24-7 through a glass window.”