Indiana Sites

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1940.

The historic Crawfordsville post office was constructed ca. 1940 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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

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

The historic post office building in Delphi, Indiana was constructed in 1936 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service.

The historic Dunkirk post office was constructed ca. 1939 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office in Fowler, Indiana was constructed in 1939-40 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office building in Franklin, Indiana was constructed during the Great Depression. It is home to Jean Swiggett's 1940 mural, "Local Industry," and is still in use today.

The historic Gas City, Indiana post office was constructed ca. 1937 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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

The historic post office in Jasper, Indiana was constructed in 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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 historic Liberty post office was constructed ca. 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic Ligonier post office was constructed ca. 1938 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic post office building in Martinsville, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1935. It is still in use today.  

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1937.

The historic post office in Monticello, Indiana was constructed in 1939 with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1935.

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

The historic post office building in Paoli, Indiana was built in 1938 with New Deal funds. It is still in use today.

Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1936 under the supervision of Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon and Supervising Engineer Neal A. Melick.

The historic Rensselaer post office was constructed ca. 1937 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

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.

The historic post office building in Spencer, Indiana was constructed with New Deal funds in 1938. It is still in use today.  

The historic Tipton, Indiana post office was constructed during the mid-1930s with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The Union City post office was constructed ca. 1936 with Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.

The historic former post office building in Gary, Indiana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. Located at 6th Ave. and Massachusetts St., the building is presently abandoned—a haven for urban archaeologists.

Now known as the Hendricks County Probation Court Building, Danville, Indiana's old post office was constructed ca. 1938 with federal Treasury Department funds during the Great Depression. A New Deal mural commissioned for the building still resides there today.

This 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Charles Campbell was originally painted for the old Angola, Indiana post office. It now hangs in the Steuben County Community Center. It is titled "Hoosier Farm." The size of the mural is 12' x 4'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.

"Filling the Water Jugs Haymaking Time" is a post office mural completed by Gail W. Martin in 1939 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The mural is located in what was the local post office and is now the Hendricks County Probation Court Building. The size of the mural is 11'8' x 3'10" and the medium is oil on canvas.

"Limestone Quarry Workers" Moved to this location in 1989 Medium: terra cotta

The terra cotta relief "Waiting for the Mail," by Lillian Swann Saarinen, was completed with New Deal funds in 1941. The work is visible in the historic Bloomfield post office building.

Roland Schweinsburg painted the 11' x 4'3" oil-on-canvas mural entitled "The Sledding Party" in 1938 for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the lobby of the post office in Alexandria, IN.

Reva Jackman painted the 5' x 4' oil-on-canvas mural "Trek of the Covered Wagon to Indiana" in 1938, with funds provided by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. It is viewable in the Attica post office lobby.

The historic Aurora post office houses an example of New Deal artwork: a 1938 Section of Fine Arts mural by Henrik Martin Mayer, entitled "Down to the Ferry." The size of the mural is 12' x 5'6" and the medium is oil on canvas.

The post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural "Building the Industrial Foundation of Batesville" painted by Orville Carroll in 1938. The size of the mural is 13'6" x 5'6" and the medium is tempera on canvas.

This Section of Fine Arts terra-cotta relief entitled "Limestone Quarry Workers" was painted by John Fabion for the old Bedford post office in 1942. It was moved to the current post office in 1989.

The Section of Fine Arts-funded mural "Boonville Beginnings" was painted by Ida Ableman and installed in the lobby of the Boonville, Indiana post office in 1941. The size of the mural is 12'7" x 5'6" and the medium is casein tempera on canvas.

The post office contains a 1941 Section of Fine Arts mural by Samuel F. Hershey entitled "Pride of Cambridge City." Mural showing the agriculture basis of Cambridge City with a man controlling a spirited hose in the center surrounded by workers feeding hogs, cattle, and corn, with machines and manufacturing in the background. Samuel F. Hershey was unusual for an artist in that he studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Boston Museum School of Art, and the New Haven Paint and Clay Club, including influences by members Aldro Hibbard and William Lester Stevens. He taught at Harvard...

"Indiana Agriculture" is a post office mural completed by Frank Long in 1942 under the auspices of the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The size of the mural is  16' x 5'1"and the medium is oil on canvas.