Post Office – Harlan IA

City:
Harlan, IA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1935

Description

The post office in Harlan was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Richard Gates’s 1937 mural, “Farmer Feeding Industry,” completed in 1937 with funds provided by 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


1209 7th Street
Harlan, IA 51537
Shelby County

Coordinates: 41.656475, -95.31892

At this Location:

Site Details

[email protected] created on 2008-06-28 06:12:07 -0700 [email protected] last modified on 2010-01-12 20:11:43 -0800

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