- City:
- Rockwell City, IA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designers:
- Louis A Simon - Supervising Architect, Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer
Description
The post office in Rockwell City was completed in 1940 with funds provided by the Treasury Department with Louis A. Simon as the supervising architect and Neal Melick as the supervising engineer. It is also the site of John Sharp’s 1941 mural, “Summer,” completed 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.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/8010985722/in/photostream/ https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867At this Location:
Site Details
Forgot to list myself as credit for the Emmetsburg mural.
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