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Post Office Mural – Glen Ellyn IL

"Settlers Building"

Post office mural by Dan Rhodes.

"Settlers Building"

"Settlers Building"

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Description

The post office contains a 1937 Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Dan Rhodes entitled “Settlers Building.” The mural depicts a group of settlers constructing a house.

Source notes

The Federal Art Project in Illinois, 1935-1943 by Mavigliano, G. and Lawson, R.; Southern Illinois University 1990

Project originally submitted by Barbara Young on June 25, 2013.

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Location Info

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528 Pennsylvania Ave
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

Coordinates: 41.8776707, -88.0658067

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