• Palmer Square Post Office (former) - Princeton NJ
    The historic former Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey, was constructed in 1934. It was originally Princeton's main post office. Sold in the mid-2010s, the building is privately owned, serving as a restaurant before undergoing extensive renovations around 2021 and housing new functions. The building contains an example of New Deal artwork, "a controversial 1939 mural depicting Native Americans reacting to the arrival of European colonists, a scene that some consider racist."   (https://savethepostoffice.com)
  • Palmer Square Post Office (former) Mural - Princeton NJ
    The historic former Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey houses an example of New Deal artwork: a large mural, entitled "Columbia under the Palm," painted by Karl Free in 1939. The mural remains in place despite USPS having sold the building to private interests and the building undergoing multiple transformations since that time. "One of the distinctive features of the post office building is a controversial 1939 mural depicting Native Americans kneeling at the arrival of European colonists, a scene that some have denounced as racist."   (https://www.nj.com)