Location: Post Office - Portales NM

Post Office – Portales NM

The historic post office in Portales, New Mexico was built during the Great Depression as a federal Public Works Administration (PWA) project, in 1936-7. Construction of the building is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA. The post office, which houses an example of New… read more

Post Office Mural – Portales NM

Post Office, Portales, New Mexico, "Buffalo Range"

The historic Portales post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Theodore Van Soelen entitled “Buffalo Range.”