Post Office – Madison IL

City:
Madison, IL

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1937

Description

The post office in Madison was completed in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of A. Raymond Katz’s oil on canvas mural, entitled “Assimilation of the Immigrant into the Industrial Life of Madison,” completed in 1940 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


549 Madison Avenue
Madison, IL 62060

Coordinates: 38.682261, -90.15771

Site Details

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