Post Office – Independence IA

City:
Independence, IA

Site Type:
Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1935

Description

The post office in Independence was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Robert Tabor’s 1938 mural, “Postman in Storm,” painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

Source notes

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

Location Info

200 2nd Ave. NE
Independence, IA 50644
Buchanan County

Coordinates: 42.470029, -91.89289

At this Location:

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2008-06-28 06:17:15 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2010-01-21 15:19:57 -0800

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