- City:
- Bolivar, TN
- Site Type:
- Post Offices, Federal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Public Works Funding, Treasury Department, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1940
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The red-brick Colonial Revival style post office in Bolivar, Tennessee was constructed in 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service. Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Source notes
Cornerstone
USPS Owned Facilities Report (2020)
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on October 25, 2013.
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