Post Office – Wrangell AK

City:
Wrangell, AK

Site Type:
Art Works, Murals

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1942

Artists:
Austin Mecklem, Marianne Appel

Description

The historic U.S. Post Office and Customs House in Wrangell, Alaska was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1942, houses an example of New Deal artwork and is still in use today.

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 3.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 9, 2015.

Location Info


112 Federal Way
Wrangell, AK 99929

Coordinates: 56.471724, -132.387121

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