Post Office (former) – De Pere WI

City:
De Pere, WI

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1940

Description

The former De Pere Wisconsin Post Office building was constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940. The property is now privately owned.

The New Deal murals painted by Lester W. Bentley for the post office are now located in the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay.

Source notes

Personal visit on 10/13/2013, 8/21/2012 by David, Post Office Fans Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz

Site originally submitted by David W. Gates Jr. on October 30, 2013.

Location Info

416 George St.
De Pere, WI 54115

Coordinates: 44.448665, -88.05958

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