- City:
- Rockville, IN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The historic post office in Rockville, Indiana, was constructed with Treasury Department funds in 1937, under the supervision of architect Louis Simon and engineer Neil Melick. The building is the site of Milton Avery’s 1939 mural, “Landscape.” Construction of the building is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.
Source notes
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMKYRK_1937_US_Post_Office_Rockville_IN_47872, accessed November 9, 2014. Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: https://www.newdealartregistry.org/At this Location:
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