Post Office – Purcell OK

City:
Purcell, OK

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Started:
1938

Completed:
1939

Description

The historic post office in Purcell, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1939 and is still in use today.

Source notes

Park and Markowitz, Democratic Vistas, Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal, 1984.

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on June 7, 2013.

Location Info


228 West Main St.
Purcell, OK 73080

Location notes:

Coordinates: 35.012241, -97.36167

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