U.S. Federal Courthouse and Post Office (former) Murals – Cedar Rapids IA

City:
Cedar Rapids, IA

Site Type:
Murals, Art Works

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), Arts Programs

Started:
1936

Completed:
1937

Artists:
Don Glasell, Everett Jeffrey, Francis Robert White, Harry Jones

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Once a U.S. Federal Courthouse & Post Office, the building at 101 S 1st St. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa now serves as the city hall. The courtroom is now the chambers for the city council, and is the location for four murals generated under the Treasury Relief Art Project between 1936-1937.

Source notes

Art in Federal Buildings, Volume I.
https://www.cedar-rapids.org/local_government/city_boards_and_commissions/history_restored_the_city_hall_murals.php

Site originally submitted by Wayne Yanda on May 31, 2022.

Location Info


101 S 1st St
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Linn County

Coordinates: 41.977458, -91.669636

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