Knightstown Sites

Originally constructed in 1921, the Hoosier Gym (best known for its role in the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers) was improved and expanded the gym in 1936. "The project included an exterior facelift with a new front entrance and lobby, and the creation of basement dressing rooms." No longer used regularly as a gym, the building has been turned into a museum and community center.

The historic post office building in Knightstown, Indiana was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The post office contains a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Raymond L. Morris entitled "The Evening Mail." The Mural portrays the evening post arriving by stage with a lot of motion, including a working man controlling the horses of the stage coach, children running from the front of the stage, and a well-dressed man raising his cane at the side. Lighting is sub-optimal for photography. Little is known about Raymond Morris, who was born in 1897 and painted in Indiana.