Post Office (Former) – Union MO

City:
Union, MO

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Description

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1939. The post office has since moved to a newer facility. The building was used as an antique store, but is up for sale as of Summer 2013.

The mural by James Penney that was created for this post office now hangs in the new post office at 1276 Missouri Route 47, Union, MO.

Source notes

Park and Markowitz, Democratic Vistas, Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, 1984.

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on June 12, 2013.

Location Info


1595 Denmark Road
Union, MO 63084

Coordinates: 38.43128069999999, -90.96089

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