Post Office – Ames IA

City:
Ames, IA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1935

Description

The post office in Ames was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Lowell Houser’s 1938 mural, “The Evolution of Corn,” completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.

Source notes

https://www.newdealartregistry.org/

https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867

Location Info


525 Kellogg Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Story County

Coordinates: 42.026590, -93.614207

At this Location:

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2008-06-28 05:58:51 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2008-06-28 05:58:51 -0700

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One comment on “Post Office – Ames IA

  1. Daniel W Shogren

    i sent photos of the mural and a plaque that is inside the Post Office just below the mural. I sent these to living new deal submissions.

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  1. Daniel W Shogren

    i sent photos of the mural and a plaque that is inside the Post Office just below the mural. I sent these to living new deal submissions.

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