- City:
- Ames, IA
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1935
Description
The post office in Ames was completed in 1935 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. It is also the site of Lowell Houser’s 1938 mural, “The Evolution of Corn,” completed with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and viewable in the lobby.
Source notes
https://www.newdealartregistry.org/
https://www.savethepostoffice.com/node/9867
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Daniel W Shogren
i sent photos of the mural and a plaque that is inside the Post Office just below the mural. I sent these to living new deal submissions.