- City:
- Watonga, OK
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1937
- Contractor:
- McMillen Construction Co.
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic post office in Watonga, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1937 and is still in use today.
From Waymarking.com:
This is a one-story red brick building, with a side to side gable roof covered in composition shingles. The entrance is on the east and consists of a 6-step staircase with iron railings leading to a double aluminum and glass doorway, with sidelights and a fixed transom. Above the entrance is a multi-paned fanlight. The windows throughout are 9 over 9 single hung.
In the lobby, the original wood door into the postmaster’s office offers a peak into the past. Above that door is a WPA mural, added in 1941. The mural is titled Roman Nose Canyon, and was painted by Edith Mahier, a University of Oklahoma student who won the commission to paint this mural.
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- Watonga Post Office
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- Watonga Post Office cornerstone
Source notes
National Archives: Record Group 121-BS: Records of the Public Buildings Service: Completion views of federal buildings (prints) alphabetically by state and thereunder by city, to 1966; Box 73. Waymarking.comSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish, hamquilter on January 24, 2015.
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