Post Office Mural – Horton KS

City:
Horton, KS

Site Type:
Murals, Art Works

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA), Arts Programs

Completed:
1939

Artist:
Kenneth Evett

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

“The Horton Post Office was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The two murals on the Walls, “Picnic in Kansas” and “Changing of Horses for the Pony Express” were painted by Colorado artist, Kenneth Evett in 1938 and 1939 respectively. The latter is thought to be the only painting of the Pony Express in any Post Office in the United States.”

Source notes

https://www.lasr.net/pages/city.php?City_ID=KS0702004&VA=Y&Attraction_ID=KS0702004a006
http://www.wpamurals.org/kansas.htm

Location Info


825 1st Ave. East
Horton, KS 66439

Coordinates: 39.660694, -95.52610

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