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United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri)

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Coordinates: 37°33′29″N 90°17′39″W / 37.55806°N 90.29417°W / 37.55806; -90.29417
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Fredericktown United States Post Office
Fredericktown United States Post Office, April 2014
United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri) is located in Missouri
United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri)
United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Fredericktown, Missouri)
Location155 S. Main St., Fredericktown, Missouri
Coordinates37°33′29″N 90°17′39″W / 37.55806°N 90.29417°W / 37.55806; -90.29417
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)-1937
Built byHiram Lloyd Building & Const.
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.
Architectural styleModerne
NRHP reference No.09000814[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 2009

Fredericktown United States Post Office is a historic post office building located at Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1936–1937. It is a one-story, rectangular, WPA-Moderne style red brick and limestone building. It measures approximately 64 feet by 68 feet and features an elaborated raised entrance within an ashlar enframement of pilasters and tall, complex windows. The lobby has a Treasury Section of Fine Arts mural by Missourian James Baare Turnbull titled, "The Lead Belt," installed in 1939.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Carole A. Magnus and Roger Maserang (May 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fredericktown United States Post Office" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2009)


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