- City:
- Sparta, TN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1936
- Designers:
- Louis A. Simon, Supervising Architect
- Contractors:
- Neal A. Melick, Supervising Engineer
Description
A Classical Modern building, using brick, stone, and aluminum was constructed in 1936 to serve as the post office for Sparta. The building is currently home to the local newspaper, the Sparta Expositor.
Source notes
Van West, C. (2001). Tennessee’s New Deal Landscape: A Guidebook. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on December 22, 2014.
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