- Post Office - Russell KSConstructed by the Treasury Department in 1939, the Russell post office is also the site of Martyl Schweig's 1940 mural, "Wheat Workers," painted for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts.
- Post Office Mural - Russell KSThe post office contains a Section of Fine Arts oil-on-canvas mural entitled "Wheat Workers" painted in 1940 by Martyl Schweig. This is a classic regionalist portrayal of wheat workers in the fields during the transition from hand work to a mechanized harvest. The motion and hard work is palpable and in the background are the oil derricks that western Kansas is also known for. Martyl was born to Aimee Schweig, a well-known artist in St. Louis and one of the organizers of the Ste. Genevieve artist colony that thrived from 1930-1940. Martyl was a prodigy, studying with her mother and the other...
- Ruppenthal Middle School - Russell KSA three story Art Deco style limestone school building with auditorium and gymnasium. This building was built as the new Russell High School: "Originally built at a cost of $253,000 and with assistance from the Work Projects Administration (WPA) in 1938, the three-story limestone structure was constructed for high school students and continues to support and house education in the Russell community... The building was built with cooperation from the Federal Public Works Administration where workers were paid 60 cents an hour. Between 400 and 500 men built the building in 14 months." (https://www.krsl.com)
- Russell High School - Russell KSA three story Art Deco style limestone school building with auditorium and gymnasium, it was completed by the Federal Works Agency (FWA) between 1935 and 1938. It is now the site of the Ruppenthal Middle School.