Post Office (former) – Morehead KY

City:
Morehead, KY

Site Type:
Military and Public Safety, Federal Facilities, Civic Facilities, Police Stations, Post Offices

New Deal Agencies:
Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department

Completed:
1936

Designers:
Louis A. Simon, Neal A. Melick - Supervising Engineer

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Constructed as the Morehead post office, Morehead’s police building (previously the Municipal Building / city hall) was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds ca. 1936. The building houses an example of New Deal artwork.

Source notes

Flickr

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 12, 2015.

Location Info


105 East Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 38.181799, -83.435451

Site Details

NDAR [email protected] created on 2008-08-30 15:44:49 -0700 NDAR [email protected] last modified on 2008-08-30 15:44:49 -0700

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4 comments on “Post Office (former) Mural – Morehead KY

  1. Steve Graves

    This is being restored now and it is an Egg Tempera painting on Belgian Linen.

  2. Steve Graves

    We are trying to restore as many of these murals as possible before they are destroyed and lost.

  3. Bet Ison

    The restored mural now hangs at the Rowan County Public Library at 175 Beacon Hill Dr., Morehead, KY 40351

    • Gabriel Milner

      Thank you for this update. I’ve added the info to our entry.

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4 comments on “Post Office (former) Mural – Morehead KY

  1. Steve Graves

    This is being restored now and it is an Egg Tempera painting on Belgian Linen.

  2. Steve Graves

    We are trying to restore as many of these murals as possible before they are destroyed and lost.

  3. Bet Ison

    The restored mural now hangs at the Rowan County Public Library at 175 Beacon Hill Dr., Morehead, KY 40351

    • Gabriel Milner

      Thank you for this update. I’ve added the info to our entry.

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