Post Office – Forest City IA

City:
Forest City, IA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1941

Description

The post office in Forest City was completed in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Orr Fisher’s 1941 mural, “Evening on the Farm,” completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.

Source notes

Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/ https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867

Location Info


312 North Clark Street
Forest City, IA 50436

Coordinates: 43.265611, -93.63816

Site Details

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