City Hall (old Post Office) Mural – Belmont NC

City:
Belmont, NC

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)

Completed:
1940

Artist:
Peter DeAnna

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The historic Belmont City Hall, constructed as the city’s post office, houses an example of New Deal artwork. The mural “Mayor Chronicle’s South Fork Boys” was completed by Peter DeAnna in 1940; the work was commissioned by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry

National Register of Historic Places Form: (https://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/GS0030.pdf), accessed November 17, 2018.

Location Info


115 North Main Street
Belmont, NC 28012
Gaston County

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 35.243824, -81.03807

Site Details

created on [email protected] last modified on 2008-03-11 15:23:01 -0700

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