- City:
- Dayton, TN
- Site Type:
- Post Offices, Federal Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Started:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The historic former post office in Dayton, Tennessee was built in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, now serves municipal purposes as the Dayton Electric & Water Building.
Source notes
Cornerstone
Personal visit on 4/02/2013 by David, Post Office Fans
Tennessee Post Office Mural Guidebook, Tennessee Post Office Murals (www.postofficefans.com)
Democratic Vistas: Post Offices and Public Art in the New Deal: [Hardcover] Marlene Park, Gerald E. Markowitz
Tennessee Post Office Murals: Howard Hull
Site originally submitted by Post Office Fans on October 10, 2015.
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