Post Office (former) – Sparta TN

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.

Location Info


34 W. Bockman Way
Sparta, Tennessee 38583
White County

Coordinates: 35.926364, -85.464952

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