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  • Post Office - Hamburg AR
    Constructed in 1937 and occupied June 1, 1938 (Save the Post Office). The building is a blond brick Colonial Revival style, similar to many of the post offices constructed during this time period.
  • Post Office - Lake Village AR
    "In August, 1937, Congress passed an appropriation bill providing a $23 million lump sum for construction of public buildings. Included in the allocation was $75,000 for a new post office for Lake Village, the seat of the Chicot County, Arkansas’ southeasternmost county. Though details of construction could not be located, the building apparently was completed by 1939."
  • Post Office - Nashville AR
    The post office in Nashville was built in 1937 with funds provided by the Treasury Department.
  • Post Office - Paris AR
    The historic post office building in Paris, Arkansas was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which was completed in 1939, is still in use today.
  • Post Office - Piggott AR
    The historic post office in Piggott, Arkansas was constructed in 1937-8 with funds provided by the Treasury Department. Louis A. Simon served as the supervising architect and Neal A. Melick was supervising engineer. The building also houses an example of New Deal artwork: a mural entitled "Air Mail," in the lobby. The mural was featured on a sheet of U.S. postage stamps: "Post Office Murals." The First-Day ceremony for the stamps was held in front of the Piggott post office on April 10, 2019.
  • Post Office - Van Buren AR
    The historic Downtown Station post office in Van Buren, Arkansas, was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds during the late 1930s. The building, which contains a New Deal mural inside, is still in use today. The building became listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
  • Post Office - Wynne AR
    Built in 1936 with Treasury Department funding. "On September 28, 1935, the Wynne Daily Star Progress reported that a lot on Merriman Avenue was picked as the site of a new post office for Wynne. Post Office Inspector Floyd Elliot recommended the location, and the Department of the Treasury paid Mrs. Lizzie Collins $6,000 for the property. A January 10, 1936, article noted that a cap of $65,000 was placed on construction costs of the structure, projected to be a one-story structure with a basement. Though the January article predicted a swift beginning to construction, it was summer before work began. An...
  • Post Office (former) - Benton AR
    The historic former post office building in Benton, Arkansas was constructed with Treasury Department funds. The building presently houses the Salvation Army. An example of New Deal artwork created for the building has since been relocated.
  • Post Office (former) - Crossett AR
    "When construction was completed in 1940, Crossett reveled in the addition of the 'pleasing green' stucco building that was designed using a combination of Art Deco, Greek Revival, and International architectural syles" (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program). The post office cost $70,000 to build, and housed the post office until 1968. The postal service sold the building to the city for $1 to house the new public library. The library remained in the building until 2002, and the former post office is currently home to the Crossett Economic Development Foundation. "In terms of design, this is a building built decades ahead of...
  • Post Office (former) - Heber Springs AR
    The historic post office—later Municipal Building, and presently Cleburne County Historical Center—in Heber Springs, Arkansas was constructed during the Great Depression with federal Treasury Department funds.
  • Post Office (former) - Monticello AR
    The Monticello Economic Development Commission building in Monticello, Arkansas was constructed as the community's post office during the Great Depression. The building features New Deal artwork inside.
  • Post Office (former) - Morrilton AR
    This former post office building was constructed in 1936 with Treasury Department funds at a federal cost of $52,000. (Construction is sometimes mis-attributed to the WPA.) According the the Arkansas Historic Preservation program, it was one of seven similar buildings constructed at that time. Originally, the building contained the mural "Men at Rest" by artist Richard Sargent. That mural was relocated and is currently on display at the Conway County Courthouse. In 1990 a new post office was constructed, but the community retained rights to the former post office, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug....
  • Post Office (former) - Osceola AR
    Constructed in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the former Post Office in Osceola, Arkansas is typical of the type of small post offices that were built during the New Deal for rural towns. The $55,000 project probably begun during the tenure of Postmaster Arch Smith in 1935 but was finished and dedicated during that of Clement Bowen who served as Osceola’s postmaster until 1942. This split-level building has a fully usable basement, which allowed the Postal Service three floors of functioning space. The building originally had four entrances; with the main entrance through two sets of tall double...
  • Post Office (former) - Pocahontas AR
    This 1936 New Deal post office now houses the offices for the Pocahontas Star Herald newspaper.
  • Post Office (former) - Siloam Springs AR
    The historic post office building in Siloam Springs, Arkansas was constructed in 1937 with federal funding. The building is now privately owned.
  • Post Office (former) - Springdale AR
    This 1936 New Deal post office now serves as the Springdale Chamber of Commerce.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Magnolia AR
    The 4'6" x 12' oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Threshing” was painted in 1938 by Joe Jones for what was then Magnolia's new post office. The mural is still housed in the building, which had been converted into Magnolia's Public Library before becoming privately owned. “Joe Jones was commissioned for $560 to create a mural for Magnolia, Arkansas as a result of an Honorable Mention in an earlier Section of Fine Arts Competition. The composition is a mid-western scene of wheat threshing, The Section rejected Jones initial image of Negroes enjoying watermelon under a tree, basically stating that they wanted him to compose...
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Siloam Springs AR
    The Section of Fine Arts-funded oil-on-canvas mural "Lumbering in Arkansas" was painted for the Siloam Springs post office by Bertrand R. Adams in 1940. "Bertrand Adams was commissioned for $600 to create a mural for Siloam Springs, Arkansas as a result of competent work submitted in the Dubuque, Iowa, Section of Fine Arts competition. He had a significant amount of trouble determining his subject matter and the Section critiqued his style and subject more than any other artist that created a mural for Arkansas. Adams, discouraged by these dilemmas, decided to resign from the commission, but was convinced by Rowan to...
  • Post Office (former) Reliefs - Monticello AR
    The Monticello Economic Development Commission building—formerly the post office—features (New Deal) Section of Fine Arts-funded terra-cotta reliefs entitled "Tomato Culture." They were created by Berta Margoulies in 1941. "Berta Margoulies was commissioned for $750 to create a mural for Monticello, Arkansas as a result of competent designs submitted in a Section of Fine Arts Competition. Margoulies method of sculpting differed from the more usual techniques. Generally, an original model was copied in another material such as stone or bronze. These reliefs, however, were modeled directly in terra cotta clay and they were then fired in a kiln. This direct method, while...
  • Post Office Mural - Clarksville AR
    This 5' x 10' oil-on-canvas mural entitled “How Happy Was the Occasion” was painted by Mary M. Purser in 1939. Her husband, Stuart Purser, painted murals for the Carrolton, AL; Leland, MS; Ferriday & Gretna, LA post offices. "Mary May Purser was commissioned for $470 to create a mural for Clarksville, Arkansas on the basis of competent designs submitted in the Vicksburg, Post Office Competition. Purser visited Clarksville in search of appropriate subject matter and spoke with the local postmaster. The main source of information for the mural came from Ella Molloy Langford's book, History of Johnson County, Arkansas: The first...
  • Post Office Mural - Dardanelle AR
    This Section-funded 4.5' x 12' oil on canvas mural entitled “Cotton Growing, Manufacture and Export” was painted for the Dardanelle post office by Ludwig Mactarian in 1939. “Ludwig Mactarian was commissioned for $660 to create a mural for Dardanelle, Arkansas on the basis of merit of the design in the San Antonio, Texas Competition. Mactarian was unable to visit Dardanelle due to financial restrictions. He thus relied on images he found in the New York Public Library and on correspondence with Dardanelle.s postmaster, Joe D. Gault. From these sources, Mactarian was able to compose a mural that portrayed the importance of...
  • Post Office Mural - De Queen AR
    The post office contains a Section funded mural entitled “Wildlife Conservation in Arkansas” painted for the De Queen post office in 1942 by Henry Simon. “Henry Simon was commissioned $750 to create a mural for De Queen, Arkansas on the basis of competent designs submitted in the San Francisco, California, Post Office, Ricon Annex, Mural Competition. His initial sketch comprised a logging scene, however, this composition was discarded when the town expressed concern that Simon was focusing one only one of the areas many industries. Instead, of attempting to incorporate all of the communities facets of production, Simon chose to compose...
  • Post Office Mural - DeWitt AR
    Three panel Treasury Section mural entitled "Portrait of Contemporary DeWitt" painted by William Traher in 1941. "William Traher was commissioned $750 to create a mural for DeWitt, Arkansas on the basis of competent designs submitted in the 1939, 48-States Mural Competition. He visited the community and noted the quiet nature of the town. Because of this unique disposition he determined that a matter-of-fact composition, capturing DeWitt just as it existed, would be the most fitting. While visiting, Traher made miniature sketches of the people and the community, which he used later to piece the mural together in his studio. The murals depict...
  • Post Office Mural - Lake Village AR
    Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Lake Country Wild Life" painted in 1941 by Avery Johnson. " On August 21, 1939, Edward B. Rowan, assistant chief for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Section on Fine Arts, wrote Artist Avery Johnson of Denville, N.J., and invited him to “submit designs for a mural decoration for the Lake Village, Arkansas, Post Office on the basis of competent work performed under the Section.” Johnson, who was working on designs for the 48 States mural competition, wrote Rowan on September 27 to accept the invitation. Johnson was among the winners of that competition, which apparently delayed...
  • Post Office Mural - Nashville AR
    John T. Robertson painted this 11'11" w X 5'2" h oil on canvas mural, "Peach Growing" for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts in 1939. From the University of Central Arkansas: "John Robertson was commissioned for $660 to create a mural for Nashville, Arkansas as a result of competent designs submitted in the Interior Department Competition. The figure kneeling on the left of the composition is a portrait of Mr. Bert Johnson, who is considered by Nashville residents to be the father of the peach industry in Arkansas. Nashville's mural is the only Arkansas mural that included a portrait of an Arkansas...
  • Post Office Mural - Paris AR
    The New Deal mural "Rural Arkansas" was painted for the historic Paris, Arkansas post office, where it still hangs today. "Joseph Vorst was commissioned for $740 to create this 4'x13' oil on canvas mural for Paris, Arkansas based on his winning entry in the 1939 48 States Competition. "The competition selected 48 winning artists to compose a mural for a each of the 48 continental states. Vorst's initial composition for Rural Arkansas was rejected due to the town's contention that it showed their community as both stereotyped and backward. Vorst thus redesigned his composition into the image that extolled the modern...
  • Post Office Mural - Piggott AR
    Dan Rhodes completed this oil-on-canvas mural, entitled "Air Mail," in 1941 with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Piggott post office lobby. The mural was featured on a sheet of U.S. postage stamps: "Post Office Murals." The First-Day ceremony for the stamps was held in front of the Piggott post office on April 10, 2019. "Air Mail" was fully restored and touched up in anticipation of the event. UCA.edu: "Daniel Rhodes was commissioned for $700 to create a mural for Piggott, Arkansas, only after the original artist, Loyle Houser, did not perform in a...
  • Post Office Mural - Van Buren AR
    The lobby of the historic post office building in Van Buren, Arkansas, possesses a 12' x 5' section oil-on-canvas mural entitled “The Chosen Site.” This mural was painted by E. Martin Hennings in 1940. From the University of Central Arkansas: “E. Martin Hennings was commissioned for $590 to create a mural for Van Buren, Arkansas as a result of an Honorable Mention in a Section of Fine Arts competition. Hennings used his wife and daughter as models for the women in the mural. He later reported that he had used a Mexican as a model for the father and had Americanized...
  • Post Office Mural - Wynne AR
    Section of Fine Arts mural entitled "Cotton Pickers" painted by Ethel Magafan in 1940 for the Wynne, Arkansas post office. "Ethel Magafan was commissioned for $560 to create a mural for Wynne, Arkansas as a result of an Honorable Mention in a Section of Fine Arts competition. She visited town and composed numerous sketches of the people as they worked in the cotton fields. Magafan installed the mural with the help of her twin sister Jenne. The color sketch for the composition was exhibited at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the black and white cartoon was displayed at the...
  • Post Office Sculptures - Berryville AR
    "Daniel Olney was commissioned for $750 to create a mural for Berryville, Arkansas on the basis of merit of the model submitted in the Salina, Kansas Competition. The figures were designed for Salina, Kansas, but were transformed into man and woman for Arkansas. Olney specifically created a plow and guitar to show a union of work and play. He encountered some trouble relating the sculpture to the wall, their smaller size, approximately three feet tall, does not entirely cover the space above the postmaster's door. In this mural, Rural Arkansas is characterized by the figures of a farmer on the right...
  • Public Library (Old Post Office) - Magnolia AR
    The historic former post office building in Magnolia, Arkansas was constructed in 1937. Soon after the New Deal mural "Threshing," by Joe Jones, was completed and installed. The Magnolia post office was similar in design to that in Van Buren, which was constructed in 1936. The exterior structure retains the cast-concrete detailing of airplane propellers (which are also on the post office in Van Buren, Arkansas (Silva, 2011)). The building underwent renovations to convert it to the public library in 1968 (History of the Columbia County Library), and further changed when it was acquired by the Farmer's Bank and Trust...
  • Quitman High School Building - Quitman AR
    Constructed in 1938 by the National Youth Administration, and currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Quitman High School, Home Economics Building - Quitman AR
    Constructed in 1938 by the National Youth Administration.
  • Redfield Middle School (former) - Redfield AR
    This red brick school building was constructed by the WPA in 1939, complete with 8 class rooms, an auditorium with stage, a cafeteria, and what was once the headmaster's living quarters and has since turned into a science lab. The building retains much of its original form except for upgraded heating and air. The roof of the school and gym is in need of repair. The school served as the Redfield Middle School until May 2013, when the school closed and its students were sent to White Hall 20 miles away. A non-profit organization Keep Redfield Middle School purchased the school facility...
  • Reno Road Bridge - Greenwood AR
    The bridge of Reno Road, just off U.S. 71, northwest of Greenwood, Arkansas was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.
  • Road Paving - Barling AR
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."
  • Road Paving - Bonanza AR
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."
  • Road Paving - Central City AR
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."
  • Road Paving - Greenwood AR
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."
  • Road Paving - Hackett AR
    The federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) undertook a sizable road development project in Sebastian County, Arkansas: "under the work the main street of every town in the county has been paved. No other county in the state can make this claim."
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