Shawano Post Office
Shawano Post Office | |
 Shawano Post Office | |
| Location | 235 S. Main St., Shawano, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°46′44″N 88°36′34″W / 44.77889°N 88.60944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937-1938 |
| Architect | Louis A. Simon |
| Architectural style | Art Moderne/Commercial Vernacular |
| MPS | United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001241[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2000 |
The Shawano Post Office is located in Shawano, Wisconsin.[2]
History
[edit]The post office was built by the Public Works Administration as part of the New Deal. Its interior features a mural by artist Eugene Higgins entitled 'Early Settlers', completed in 1939.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "235 S MAIN ST". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
External links
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Media related to United States Post Office (Shawano, Wisconsin) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Shawano County, Wisconsin
- Public Works Administration in Wisconsin
- Streamline Moderne architecture in Wisconsin
- Vernacular architecture in Wisconsin
- Brick buildings and structures in Wisconsin
- Government buildings completed in 1938