Anthony United States Post Office
US Post Office--Anthony | |
Location | 121 W. Steadman, Anthony, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 37°09′14″N 98°01′08″W / 37.15389°N 98.01889°WCoordinates: 37°09′14″N 98°01′08″W / 37.15389°N 98.01889°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1939 |
Architect | Louis Simon |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Kansas Post Offices with Artwork, 1936--1942 MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89001631[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 17, 1989 |
The Anthony United States Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office--Anthony, is located at 121 W. Steadman in Anthony, Kansas. It was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register in 1989.[1]
It was deemed significant "for its historical association with the Treasury Department's Section program and for the artistic significance of the mural that it contains. The mural, "Turning a Corner", was painted by St. Louis artist Joe Jones (1901-1963) in 1939 and depicts three farmers using a combine to thresh wheat.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martha Hagedorn-Krass (February 11, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Anthony United States Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2017. With three photos from 1987.
Categories:
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
- Neoclassical architecture in Kansas
- Government buildings completed in 1939
- Harper County, Kansas
- Kansas Registered Historic Place stubs