- City:
- Perry, OK
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1939
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designers:
- Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect, Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer
Description
The historic post office building in Perry, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, is still in use today. A New Deal mural that had been housed in the post office lobby has since been relocated to a nearby museum.
Source notes
Post office cornerstone.
"State Slated to Get Four New Buildings," The Oklahoman, May 13, 1936.
<a href="https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMWHRK_Post_Office_Perry_OK">Waymarking: Post Office, Perry, OK</a>
Site originally submitted by Susan Kline on June 9, 2013.
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